Michael Winger

Michael Winger (born 1980) is the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers since August 2017.
Early life and career.
Winger attended Miami University (1998-2002), University of Toledo College of Law (2002-04), and University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2004–05). He was the director of basketball operations & team counsel for the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005–10) under ex-GM Danny Ferry, and assistant general manager and team counsel for the Oklahoma City Thunder (2010-2017) under GM Sam Presti. Winger initially entered the sports industry with the help of his first boss, Baltimore lawyer and agent Ronald Shapiro.
During his tenure with the OKC Thunder, Winger and the organization were consistently a playoff team and top-five Western Conference contender, even after the departure of Durant and Harden. During his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Winger and the organization overcame the initial exit of LeBron James by successfully pressing the restart button and rebuilding the Cavs with key additions such as Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and Tristan Thompson.
Los Angeles Clippers.
On August 23, 2017, Winger took the place of Dave Wohl as GM of the Clippers. Wohl remained with the organization as a special adviser.
In 2017, Trent Redden also joined the Clippers as assistant general manager after being dismissed from the Cavaliers. In 2006, Redden began his career with the Cavs as an intern and then became the SVP of basketball operations and assistant GM (2013), working alongside Chris Grant. Redden and Winger had worked together at the Cavaliers.
Winger and Redden report to Lawrence Frank, the EVP of basketball operations.
In late 2019, Winger helped construct a championship-caliber roster with the signing of Kawhi Leonard and trade for Paul George. At the 2020 deadline, Winger helped orchestrate a trade for Marcus Morris Sr. and acquired Reggie Jackson.
On April 2019, Redden rejected Pelicans's offer to be the new GM after interviewing with David Griffin, the Pelicans' new president of basketball operations and Redden's former Cavs boss during the 2016 championship run.
On April 2019, the Timberwolves were seeking an interview with Winger for their opening role as president of basketball operations, but he turned them down.