Scott Layden

Examining track records of Kings’ front office candidates Rick Sund and Scott Layden

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:55 GMT

Source: www.cowbellkingdom.com --- Friday, June 14, 2013
In the past 48 hours, Scott Layden and Rick Sund have emerged in the Sacramento Kings’ search for a new basketball operations leader. As candidates being considered by Vivek Ranadivé according to multiple reports, Layden and Sund bring years of NBA front office experience. But their track records offer a mixed bag of results. Layden, who is reported to be among the top three in Ranadivé’s wishlist , has spent the last season working as an assistant GM for the San Antonio Spurs. He also was in charge of the Jazz’s front office in the 1990s, when Utah made back-to-back Finals appearances against the Chicago Bulls. However, his last go-around as the man in charge came with the New York Knicks nearly 10 years ago. His four-year stint as leader of the Knicks’ front office was remembered most for the bad contracts he shelled out, including Allan Houston’s massive six-year, $100 million deal. Like Layden, Sund had success early in his career. At 28 years old, he became one of the youngest executives in league history with the Dallas Mavericks during the 1980s. And he was part of the Mavs’ organization when they posted a pretty stellar draft record, overseeing the selections of players like Detlef Schrempf and Derek Harper. But his previous two stops have posted lukewarm success. In Seattle, Sund oversaw the Ray Allen era, which yielded just two postseason appearances in during his six-year tenure. And in Atlanta, Sund helped the Hawks m ...

Yahoo: Report: Kings interviewing former Knicks GM Scott Layden (Comcast SportsNet Ba

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:00:05 GMT

Source: www.kingsfans.com --- Thursday, June 13, 2013
ESPN is reporting that the the former Knicks general manager Scott Layden is in talks with the Sacramento Kings. More... ...

Kings will interview Scott Layden for general manager spot, according to report

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:32:27 GMT

Source: www.sbnation.com --- Thursday, June 13, 2013
Scott Layden , a former executive with the Jazz and Knicks and a current Spurs assistant GM, will interview for the Kings ' open general manager position, according to ESPN's Marc Stein . More : Permission to interview D'Alessandro granted Kenny Smith has talked to Vivek Layden is one of the more experienced NBA execs trying out for the gig. He is credited with the Jazz landing John Stockton and Karl Malone in the middle of the first round in back-to-back drafts in the 1980s. He is also credited with accelerating the destruction of the great '90s Knicks teams upon taking over that front office in 1999. (Isiah Thomas finished the job for Layden.) Layden is the son of Frank Layden, who coached the Utah Jazz in the '80s and later led that team's front office. The Kings have reportedly now interviewed or will interview six candidates: Layden, Pete D'Alessandro, Chris Wallace, Mike Dunleavy , Travis Schlenk and David Morway. The Kings have also talked to Larry Bird (who has dropped out) and Kenny Smith. (It's unclear if the Smith chat was in the form of an interview.) ...

Kings interviewing former Knicks GM Scott Layden

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:57:04 GMT

Source: www.sactownroyalty.com --- Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Kings interviewing former Knicks GM Scott Layden Another day, another name... ...