 Paxson at the White House in 2009 | |
| Chicago Bulls | |
|---|---|
| Position | Senior advisor |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 29, 1960 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Archbishop Alter (Kettering, Ohio) |
| College | Notre Dame (1979–1983) |
| NBA draft | 1983: 1st round, 19th overall pick |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 1983–1994 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 4, 5 |
| Coaching career | 1995–1996 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1985 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1985–1994 | Chicago Bulls |
| As coach: | |
| 1995–1996 | Chicago Bulls (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,560 (7.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 906 (1.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,758 (3.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John MacBeth Paxson (born September 29, 1960) is an American basketball administrator and former player who was vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2009 to 2020. He was their general manager from 2003 to 2009. Paxson played eleven NBA seasons for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, winning three championships as a member of the Bulls. He was an All-American college player at the University of Notre Dame.