David Bruce Wohl (born November 2, 1949) is an American former

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player and coach, and the former

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of the

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. A 6'2" guard who grew up in

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and played collegiately at the

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, Wohl was selected in the 3rd round of the 1971 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played for six different teams over a seven-year career, including the 76ers, the

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, the

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, the Houston Rockets and the New York/New Jersey Nets. After serving as an assistant coach for the Nets in 1978–1979, Wohl was hired as the head coach of the Philadelphia Fox in the

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for the 1979–1980 season. He would later coach the Nets for over two seasons, from 1985 to 1987. In addition, he has been an assistant coach for several teams. He was also the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the

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from 1995 to 1997. From 2004 to 2007, Wohl was an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. From 2007 to 2009 he was the team's Assistant General Manager. He was an assistant coach with the

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from 2009 to 2011. On June 16, 2014, Wohl became general manager of the Clippers. The move reunited him with Clippers head coach

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; Wohl was an assistant on Rivers' staff in Orlando and Boston. Although Wohl has the title of general manager, he served mostly in an advisory role to Rivers, who as President of Basketball Operations had the final say on all basketball matters. In the 2016 NBA Draft, Wohl's draft selections included Forward Brice Johnson in the first round and both Diamond Stone and David Michineau in the 2nd round. Guard David Michineau was not signed for the 2016–17 NBA season following a sub-par NBA Summer League performance with the team in Orlando. On August 24, 2017, Wohl was replaced by

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assistant general manager Michael Winger.

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References

External links

BasketballReference.com: Dave Wohl (as coach)

NBA.com Coaches File: Dave Wohl
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