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Son of Warriors owner Joe Lacob stepping away from front office job
Kent Lacob resigns after 10 years to pursue independent success, citing discomfort with nepotism; he has no immediate plans and will not join another NBA team or corporate role.
- The Warriors confirmed that Kent Lacob, son of Joe Lacob, is stepping down from his front office role after 10 years, as announced to the Bay Area News Group.
- Nepotism talk made Kent Lacob uncomfortable, and he quit without a backup plan to seek independence from his father Joe Lacob, driven by a desire to prove himself.
- After a decade-long climb within the organization, Kent Lacob advanced from Santa Cruz Warriors general manager to vice president of basketball development, a move praised by Joe Lacob as bold.
- With the roster unsettled this offseason, Kent Lacob's departure from the Warriors arrives at an organizational inflection point amid a stalemate with Jonathan Kuminga.
- Without immediate plans, Joe Lacob's son says he isn't interested in other NBA or corporate roles and has not disclosed plans beyond the family business.
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Warriors' Top Exec Resigns in Shocking Exit Amid Kuminga Stalemate
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob’s son Kent Lacob has quit the team, Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic reports.After climbing the ranks to become the Warriors’ vice president of basketball development, the younger Lacob has stepped down in what his father described as a ballsy move.“Well, that took some balls,” Joe Lacob was quoted as telling his son, according to The Athletic.The Warriors’ owner did not see it coming, but his father’s ins…
East Bay Times
Son of Warriors owner Joe Lacob stepping away from front office job
Kent Lacob, who had worked for the team for a decade, stepped down before the NBA Draft.
NBA – In the Warriors since 2015, Kent Lacob decided, at 32, to emancipate himself from his father. Son of the Warriors' main owner, Joe Lacob, Kent Lacob is no longer... Read more »
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