Sports Illustrated decided to rank the league’s personnel bosses from 1-30, starting from the most promising to the most enervating.

Before I even read further I knew Bryan Colangelo would be near the top. You can’t really argue with the guys ahead of him and his stock is always on the rise I think.

Bryan Colangelo, Toronto Raptors

Pluses: The two-time Executive of the Year understands that aesthetically pleasing basketball can also be winning basketball. He doesn’t mind letting his coaches determine what sort of team will grow from the talent assembled. With Danny Ainge (easy practices, small lineups), Scott Skiles (strong defense, up-tempo offense), Frank Johnson (screen-and-roll orthodoxy), Mike D’Antoni (all-out offensive blitzkrieg) and Sam Mitchell (modified up-tempo attack with a spread floor and ball movement), Colangelo has allowed his coaches to work without a hint of meddling from the front office.

Minuses: Traded Jason Kidd for Stephon Marbury in 2001, which might bar Colangelo from making the Hall of Fame even if his Raptors win 16 championships in a row starting in ‘08.

Bottom line: For those general NBA fans who had to watch the primes of Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce frittered away by the shortsighted personnel decisions of their respective GMs, having Chris Bosh’s future in Colangelo’s hands has to feel good.

For the rest of the list please go here.

Update!

Calderon going nowhere, thank god. 

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