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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 497th most popular basketball player (down from 430th in 2024), the 14,645th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,609th in 2019) and the 278th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, John Paxson ranks 497 out of 1,757. Before him are Gus Johnson, Glen Rice, Goran Dragić, Zaza Pachulia, Rolando Blackman, and Tony Gwynn. 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 816. Before him are Anita, David Nutter, Steven Swanson, Markos Kyprianou, Viera Podhányiová, and Tony Gwynn. After him are Gian Nicola Berti, Luis Moya, David Marciano, Joëlle Ursull, Jeannette Walls, and Nahed Hattar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Paxson ranks 14,649 out of 20,380. Before him are Bryan Johnson (1977), Teena Marie (1956), John Paulson (1955), Nan Grey (1918), Tony Gwynn (1960), 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 278. Before him are Greg Oden (1988), Sidney Moncrief (1957), Lou Amundson (1982), Gus Johnson (1938), Glen Rice (1967), and Tony Gwynn (1960). 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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