Robert Michael Myers was born on March 31,1975 and is a basketball executive who is the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.
20 Facts About Bob Myers
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Bob Myers is a former sports agent with Wasserman Media Group after interning with agent Arn Tellem.
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Bob Myers played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins from 1993 to 1997.
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Bob Myers was a member of their 1995 NCAA championship team.
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Bob Myers served as a radio commentator for UCLA basketball for two seasons until 2002.
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Bob Myers grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in Danville, California, where he attended Monte Vista High School.
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Bob Myers wanted to continue playing an organized sport, and intended to follow his brother into rowing.
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However, he ran into UCLA assistant basketball coach Steve Lavin, who suggested Bob Myers try out for the basketball team.
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Bob Myers attended UCLA and majored in business and economics, making the Bruins basketball team under coach Jim Harrick as a walk-on in his freshman year in 1993.
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Bob Myers did not score until the final game of the regular season, and he only averaged 0.3 points that season.
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Additionally, Bob Myers met President Bill Clinton in the White House, appeared with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show, and rode with Mickey Mouse in a ticker tape parade at Disneyland.
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Bob Myers was called Forrest Gump by teammates for his apparent good fortune.
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Bob Myers was introduced to sports agent Arn Tellem by Harrick, and he began as an intern at Tellem and Associates in 1997 while completing his law degree at Loyola Law School.
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Bob Myers grew to be one of Tellem's top associates, and became an expert in contract negotiation and player recruitment.
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In 2000, Tellem and Associates became SFX Sports, where Bob Myers served as vice president.
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Bob Myers spent 14 years as an agent, the last five with Wasserman Media Group, and he negotiated contracts totaling more than $575 million.
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Bob Myers had 19 clients, including Brandon Roy, Tyreke Evans and Kendrick Perkins.
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Bob Myers was expected to apprentice under general manager Larry Riley for a few years.
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However, on April 24,2012, Bob Myers was promoted to general manager after only 12 months.
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Bob Myers was again named NBA Executive of the Year after signing Kevin Durant, David West, Zaza Pachulia, and Javale McGee in the 2016 off-season.