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The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have promoted Sam Presti to vice president/assistant general manager.

“Sam has done a tremendous job for the San Antonio Spurs organization,” said Spurs General Manager R.C. Buford. “His contributions have played a great role in our success and we are pleased to offer him this promotion.”

The Concord, Massachusetts native first started with the Spurs during the summer of 2000 as an intern in the basketball operations department. He has since risen through the ranks, moving from basketball special assistant to assistant director of scouting to director of player personnel. Presti’s most recent promotion was in September of 2005 when he was named assistant general manager.

"I am extremely honored to be a part of the Spurs organization," said Presti. "I thoroughly enjoy working with such a talented and dedicated staff. We are all fortunate to have a group of terrific players, who are also wonderful people."