Kevin McHale

Aaron Wu

The head coach of Houston rockets

He was born on December 19, 1957.

He comes from Hibbing, Minnesota.

Time line of career

McHale played basketball for the University of Minnesota from 1976 to 1980

1980–1993, he played for Boston Celtics

In the summer of 1994, Glen Taylor promoted him to Assistant General Manager

In 1995, he was promoted to Vice President of Basketball Operations (i.e., General Manager)

On December 8, 2008, McHale take over the head coaching job

On June 1, 2011, McHale became the head coach for the Houston Rockets

Why did he choose this job?

He came back to Minnesota Timberwolves because he

loves his home town. He always knew he was going to come

back to Minnesota. He want to do something for his home

town. He said:" There is no other place that I would like to

spend most of my time. I just know I am at home."

Challenge of the job

*EXcellent understanding of how the game works, and that goes

beyond knowing the rules.

*Know how the business of the NBA is conducted.

*Be comfortable working in high-pressure situations.

*Being flexible and adaptable to players’ needs.

A Day In The Life of NBA GM

*Oversee the business side and basketball side of the team. Meeting with doctors about player injuries. *Having director's meeting. *Going to team's training center, speak with the trainers and a few players. *Making plan to sign or trade players.

How many hours per week and how much travel does the job require?

A NBA General Manager have to work about 60 hours per week.

Sometime need to travel with the team.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2011/06/01/20110601_mchale_interview.nba/

Carl Scheer

The General Manager of Denver Nuggets

What does an NBA general manager do?

General Managers are responsible for overseeing all of the business and financial operations of the team.

Career path

Scheer began his career in pro sports as an agent and then worked for the NBA under commissioner Walter Kennedy in the league office.

Advice he gave

You need to stay with your past if it's rich

enough. Football, baseball and basketball have a rich

history. And in order to sustain success you have to

recognize your past.

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