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American basketball player
Willis Reed Jr.was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager.
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Willis Reed Jr.was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing careerwith the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Associationand was voted the NBA Finals MVP both times. In 1982, Reed was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was named to both the NBA’s 50th and 75th anniversary teams.
After retiring as a player, Reed served as assistant and head coach with several teams for nearly a decade, then was promoted to general manager and vice president of basketball operationsfor the New Jersey Nets. As senior vice president of basketball operations, he helped to lead them to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003.