Sam Presti, a 3-time runner-up for the award, made transactions that helped OKC finish an NBA-best 68-14 in 2024-25.

As awards continue to get handed out during the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder brought home its first of at least two trophies. The NBA announced on Tuesday that Sam Presti won the 2024-25 Executive of the Year award.

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA's executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season. It is Presti's first time winning the award and the first time since 1994 that the franchise — which was then called the Seattle SuperSonics — had its top