Ferry Named Director Of Basketball Operations

The San Antonio Spurs today announced that Danny Ferry has been hired as the team’s Director of Basketball Operations. At the same time the Spurs announced that Sam Presti has been promoted to Director of Player Personnel.

“We’re thrilled to add Danny Ferry to our basketball operations staff,” said Spurs General Manager RC Buford. “He has been around the NBA his entire life. He really understands all aspects of the game. Moving from the court to the front office is a natural transition for Danny. With his background, his work ethic and his intelligence I know that he’ll be a great addition.”

Ferry played 13 seasons in the NBA, spending his final three years with the Spurs. He capped his career by winning his first NBA Championship as a member of the Spurs squad that captured the 2003 title. Ferry spent 10 years with the Cleveland Cavaliers before signing with the Spurs as a free agent on August 10, 2000. He retired after being traded to the Indiana Pacers as part of a three team deal in July of 2003.

In his NBA career, Ferry appeared in 917 games, averaging 7.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest. A two-time First Team All-American at Duke, he was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the second overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft.

“Sam Presti has established himself as one of the talented young minds in the game,” said Buford. “He is a tireless worker who has developed a great understanding of the NBA in a short period of time. He has been an important contributor to the success our program has enjoyed and has a very bright future in this business.”

Presti joined the Spurs as an intern in the summer of 2000 after graduating from Emerson College in Boston. He was named Special Assistant for Basketball Operations in the summer of 2001 and was then named the team’s Assistant Director of Scouting in September of 2002.