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John Paxson

1960 - Today

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John MacBeth Paxson (born September 29, 1960) is an American basketball administrator and former player who was vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2009 to 2020. He was their general manager from 2003 to 2009. Paxson played eleven NBA seasons for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, winning three championships as a member of the Bulls. He was an All-American college player at the University of Notre Dame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Paxson is the 496th most popular basketball player (down from 430th in 2024), the 14,617th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,609th in 2019) and the 277th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, John Paxson ranks 496 out of 1,757. Before him are Lou Amundson, Gus Johnson, Glen Rice, Goran Dragić, Zaza Pachulia, and Rolando Blackman. After him are Jay Arnette, Richie Guerin, Carlos Delfino, Alvin Robertson, Rasheed Wallace, and Jeff Hornacek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, John Paxson ranks 699. Before him are Jiang Yi-huah, Siedah Garrett, Tony Anselmo, David Nutter, Steven Swanson, and Markos Kyprianou. After him are Joëlle Ursull, Nahed Hattar, Gregory Colbert, Stéphane Le Foll, Al Joyner, and Francis Gillot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Paxson ranks 14,621 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Letscher (1970), Bryan Johnson (1977), Teena Marie (1956), John Paulson (1955), Nan Grey (1918), and Daniel Clowes (1961). After him are Jerry Coyne (1949), Jay Arnette (1938), C. Everett Koop (1916), Margaret Bailes (1951), Albert Brewer (1928), and Rex Ingram (1895).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, John Paxson ranks 277. Before him are Bernard King (1956), Greg Oden (1988), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Lou Amundson (1982), Gus Johnson (1938), and Glen Rice (1967). After him are Jay Arnette (1938), Richie Guerin (1932), Alvin Robertson (1962), Rasheed Wallace (1974), Jeff Hornacek (1963), and Paul Silas (1943).

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