David Griffin is an American professional basketball executive who is the general manager for the of the National Basketball Association.
Education
Griffin spent 17 seasons with the, beginning with interning for the team in 1993 while he was still a student at Arizona State University (where he eventually graduated from in 1995 with a degree in political science), including the last three as the club’s senior vice president of basketball operations after being named to the position in June 2007.
Career
Griffin started as a tournament director for the NIKE Desert Classic pre-draft camp. He was also an assistant coach at Scottsdale Community College. Later, he worked as part of the basketball press information team during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
In September 2010, Griffin was named vice president of basketball operations for the On February 6, 2014, he was named the acting general manager for the Cavaliers, after the firing of Chris Grant from that position.
In his first trade since becoming acting General Motors, Griffin traded forward Earl Clark, center Henry Sims, and draft picks to the Philadelphia 76ers for center Spencer Hawes. On May 12, 2014, the Cavaliers announced that Griffin would be named as permanent, full-time general manager.
In order to acquire Love, Griffin gave Wiggins and former #1 overall pick Anthony Bennett to the Wolves.