I'm not too excited about this idea at this time, and it seems like no one else is either. I wasn't too familiar with Ted Thompson or Mike McCarthy when they were hired either, but what's the point of having someone with the title "general manager" if that's not his job and nothing else in the management is going to change?
Anyway since we're coming to expect the worst with this stuff, I wanted to get some stuff about him in one place. I couldn't find anything comprehensive about his 14 seasons in Dallas starting in 1979, but as some have mentioned they brought in some nice players while he was there. It sounds like he knows current Bucks VP of BO (business ops) John Steinmiller from way back. Press and others can fill this time in more if you'd like to add anything. He spent some time in the mid-1990s in player personnel with Seattle and then Detroit, before Seattle brought him back as GM before the 2001 draft.
Right around the time Sund got to town, Howard Schultz bought the team and would refuse to extend Gary Payton's contract or pay the luxury tax. Who knows how much say Schultz had in other matters, or whether the uncertainty with their aging star made other decisions more difficult.
2001: 45-37, lost first round to SA 3-2
Vlad Radmanovic #12
Earl Watson #40
Bobby Simmons #42 (rights traded to Wizards for Predrag Drobnjak)
--- Gave Calvin Booth the contract that we eventually took back for KVH and wiped off the cap under the Allan Houston program. It was rumored that Sund just loved "why the long face" jokes, and Ervin Johnson was unavailable at this time.
2002-03: 40-42
Peter Fehse #49
--- Signed Jerome James for 3 years (not nearly as bad a decision as his next contract from the Knicks).
--- Traded Vin Baker and Shammond Williams for Vitaly Potapenko, Kenny Anderson and Joe Forte.
--- 7-year contract to re-sign Rashard Lewis.
--- Traded Payto... let's move along.
--- Traded Kenny Anderson for Elden Campbell.
--- End of 11-year franchise streak of .500 or better.
2003-04: 37-45
Nick Collison #12
Luke Ridnour #14
Willie Green #41 (rights traded for rights to Paccelis Morlende)
2004-05: 50-32, Northwest champs, beat the Kings 4-1 and lost the semis to SA 4-2
Robert Swift #12
Andre Emmett #35 (rights traded to Memphis for future 2nd and cash)
David Young #41
--- Unloaded Booth for Danny Fortson.
--- Signed Mateen Cleaves for the first of 3 times (I'm leaving out all these other minor signings and 10-day contracts, along with almost all the qualifying offers and extensions beside the max ones).
--- Nate McMillan left for Portland after the season.
--- Re-signed for 3 years at $1.3M/yr.
2005-06: 35-47
Johan Petro #25
Mickael Gelabale #48
Lawrence Roberts #55 (rights traded for cash)
--- Bob Weiss in as head coach.
--- Re-signed Ray Allen.
--- Matched Minnesota offer sheet for Damien Wilkins.
--- Bob Weiss out, Bob Hill in.
--- Traded Radmanovic for Wilcox.
--- Traded Reggie Evans and Potapenko for Earl Watson, Bryon Russell, 2008 2nd and cash.
--- Traded Ronald Murray for Mike Wilks.
2006-07: 31-51
Saer Sene #10
Denham Brown #40
Yotam Halperin #53
--- Team sold for $350M.
--- Traded Mikki Moore for 2009 2nd.
April 24, 2007: named team consultant. Bob Hill was fired at the same time.
"An avid golfer and sportsman, Sund competed in two marathons and a triathlon while living in the Dallas area. He also completed the Chicago Marathon in October of 1998. He is married to Lea and has a daughter Hali and a son Patrick.
Sund is available to speak to groups about building an NBA team, including scouting and player development."
I'm scared to see what this guy could do with a high lottery pick these days. everything's from hoopshype, nba.com, a little bit of wikipedia, and what I could remember from the other thread
