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• Mavs name Westphal VP of basketball operations

  
  

  Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dallas named Paul Westphal executive vice president of basketball operations on Thursday.

  The 12-year NBA veteran brings a 25-year coaching career to his new role with the Mavericks. Westphal led Phoenix to the 1993 NBA Finals and was the second- fastest coach in NBA history to reach 150 wins.

  "I can't tell you how excited we are to add Westy to our management team," said president of basketball operations/general manager Donnie Nelson. "The Mavericks have gained a valuable asset. As a player and coach, Paul has pretty much seen and done it all." That includes playing stints in Boston, Phoenix, New York and Seattle. He played for the 1974 NBA-champion Celtics.

  10/02 19:19:26 ET