James Posey and Jason Williams) and signing coach Hubie Brown, who became Coach of the Year in 2004. West himself won his second NBA Executive of the Year Award in the same year. At age 69, West retired as a Grizzlies general manager in 2007 and turned over managing duties to Chris Wallace. Golden State Warriors (2011–2017) On May 19, 2011, West joined the Golden State Warriors as an executive board member, reporting directly to new owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber. This role also came with an undisclosed minority ownership stake in the team. In 2015, the Warriors won their first championship in 40 years; the championship was the seventh earned by West while serving as a team executive. He earned his eighth in the 2016–17 season. Los Angeles Clippers (2017–present) After helping the Golden State Warriors win the championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on June 14, 2017, West announced that he would go to the Los Angeles Clippers as an executive board member and consultant. Clippers coach, Doc Rivers, floated the idea of West joining the organization during the 2016 season. West referred to leaving Golden State as "one of the saddest days of his life," but was excited to find a new challenge. Kawhi Leonard recruiting controversy On December 17, 2020, it was reported that West and the LA Clippers were under investigation by the NBA following a lawsuit filed by John Wilkes against the LA Clippers over the recruitment of Kawhi Leonard to the team. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers | style="background:#cfecec;"|79* || – || 35.4 || .419 || – || .666 || 7.7 || 4.2 || – || – || 17.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers | 75 || – || 41.2 || .445 || – || .769 || 7.9 || 5.4 || – || – || 30.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers | 55 || – || 39.3 || .461 || – || .778 || 7.0 || 5.6 || – || – || 27.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers | 72 || – || 40.4 || .484 || – || .832 || 6.0 || 5.6 || – || – || 28.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers | 74 || – || 41.4 || .497 || – || .821 || 6.0 || 4.9 || – || – || 31.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers