John Hammond (born July 19, 1954) is an American basketball executive who is the general manager of the Orlando Magic of the

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(NBA). Previously, Hammond had been the general manager of the

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, as well as the assistant general manager with the

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, where he had also worked as an assistant coach. He had also been an assistant coach with the

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, and

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. He is a graduate of

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. He has a daughter named Lauryn Hammond, who attended Marquette University. He is known as the General Manager who drafted NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Hammond won the 2010 NBA Executive of the Year Award, the first time a Bucks executive had ever won the award in the team's history. Hammond was credited with building a Bucks team that went from 34 to 46 victories in one season, including a return to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. He also was responsible for several moves he made before the 2009–10 season, such as drafting

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and bringing in veteran

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in a trade. Both of them played key roles in the Bucks' 2009–10 season. The Bucks had reached the NBA Playoffs three times during Hammond's seven-year tenure as General Manager, yet had failed to win a playoff series. During one of those three playoff appearances, they had a losing regular season record (38–44) and were swept in the first round, losing each of the four games by an average of 15 points. During Hammond's stewardship the Bucks had posted 240 wins against 318 losses, a winning percentage of .430. The 2013–14 season for the Bucks, the franchise's 46th season, posted a franchise all-time worst record of 15 wins and 67 defeats, a winning percentage of .183, as well as featuring the worst attendance in the NBA. In January 2013, Hammond and Bucks owner

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agreed to a three-year contract extension worth approximately $5.5 million. Kohl later sold the team in May 2014. On May 23, 2017, it was announced that Hammond would sign a five-year deal to be the new general manager of the Orlando Magic alongside friend Jeff Weltman, thus officially ending his tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks. In the upcoming Disney+ film about Giannis Antetokounmpo, ''

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'', Hammond will be portrayed by

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1954 births Living people American men's basketball players Greenville Panthers men's basketball players Houston Christian Huskies men's basketball coaches Milwaukee Bucks executives Missouri Tigers men's basketball coaches National Basketball Association general managers Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball coaches Orlando Magic executives People from Zion, Illinois {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub