Dave Wohl

{{Short description|American basketball player, coach, and executive}}

{{other people||David Wohl (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dave Wohl

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|11|2}}

| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.

| high_school = East Brunswick
(East Brunswick, New Jersey)

| college = Penn (1968–1971)

| draft_year = 1971

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 46

| draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers

| career_start = 1971

| career_end = 1977

| career_number = 13, 11, 15

| career_position = Point guard

| coach_start = 1978

| coach_end = 2011

| years1 = {{nbay|1971|full=y}}

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers

| years2 = {{nbay|1972|start}}

| team2 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years3 = {{nbay|1972|start}}–{{nbay|1973|end}}

| team3 = Buffalo Braves

| years4 = {{nbay|1973|end}}–{{nbay|1976|end}}

| team4 = Houston Rockets

| years5 = 1977

| team5 = New York / New Jersey Nets

| cyears1 = {{nbay|1978|full=y}}

| cteam1 = New Jersey Nets (assistant)

| cyears2 = 1979

| cteam2 = Philadelphia Fox

| cyears3 = {{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}

| cteam3 = Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)

| cyears4 = {{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}}

| cteam4 = Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)

| cyears5 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}

| cteam5 = New Jersey Nets

| cyears6 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}

| cteam6 = Miami Heat (assistant)

| cyears7 = {{nbay|1992|full=y}}

| cteam7 = Sacramento Kings (assistant)

| cyears8 = {{nbay|1993|full=y}}

| cteam8 = Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)

| cyears9 = {{nbay|1998|full=y}}

| cteam9 = Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)

| cyears10 = {{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}

| cteam10 = Orlando Magic (assistant)

| cyears11 = {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}

| cteam11 = Boston Celtics (assistant)

| cyears12 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}}

| cteam12 = Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)

| highlights =

;As assistant coach:

• NBA champion (1985)

| stats_league = NBA

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 2,553 (6.2 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 558 (1.4 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 1,397 (3.4 apg)

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David Bruce Wohl (born November 2, 1949) is an American former basketball player and coach, and the former general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers. A 6'2" guard who grew up in East Brunswick, New Jerseyvia Associated Press. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WJBGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vPMMAAAAIBAJ&dq=dave-wohl%20east%20brunswick&pg=5594%2C1219901 "Nets hire Dave Wohl"], The Lewiston Journal, August 10, 1985. Accessed February 13, 2011. "Wohl, a native of East Brunswick, N.J. and a former player with the Nets, has yet to officially sign a contract." and played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania, Wohl was selected in the 3rd round of the 1971 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played for six different teams over a seven-year career, including the 76ers, the Portland Trail Blazers, the Buffalo Braves, the Houston Rockets and the New York/New Jersey Nets. He was traded from the 76ers to the Trail Blazers for Dale Schlueter on October 2, 1972.[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/03/archives/76ers-trade-wohl.html "76ers Trade Wohl," United Press International (UPI), Monday, October 2, 1972.] Retrieved May 22, 2023.

After serving as an assistant coach for the Nets in 1978–1979, Wohl was hired as the head coach of the Philadelphia Fox in the Women's Professional Basketball League for the 1979–80 season.{{cite news |title=WBL |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/10/15/wbl |access-date=27 May 2022 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=15 October 1979}} He would later coach the Nets for over two seasons, from 1985 to 1987. In addition, he has been an assistant coach for several teams. He was also the executive vice president of basketball operations for the Miami Heat from 1995 to 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/nba_timberwolves_basketball_staff_2011_06_20.html |title=NBA Timberwolves Basketball Operations Staff | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES |website=Nba.com |access-date=2017-07-08}} From 2004 to 2007, Wohl was an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. From 2007 to 2009 he was the team's assistant general manager.{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/05/19/james_tough_call_after_hard_loss/ | work=The Boston Globe | first=Marc J. | last=Spears | title=James: Tough call after hard loss | date=May 19, 2008}} He was an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2009 to 2011.{{cite web|title=Dave Wohl|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/dave_wohl/index.html?nav=page|work=NBA.com|access-date=16 March 2011}}

On June 16, 2014, Wohl became general manager of the Clippers. The move reunited him with Clippers head coach Doc Rivers; Wohl was an assistant on Rivers' staff in Orlando and Boston.[http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippers-restructure-basketball-operations-department "CLIPPERS RESTRUCTURE BASKETBALL OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT"]. Los Angeles Clippers. Although Wohl has the title of general manager, he served mostly in an advisory role to Rivers, who as president of basketball operations had the final say on all basketball matters.

In the 2016 NBA Draft, Wohl's draft selections included Forward Brice Johnson in the first round and both Diamond Stone and David Michineau in the 2nd round. Guard David Michineau was not signed for the 2016–17 NBA season following a sub-par NBA Summer League performance with the team in Orlando.

On August 24, 2017, Wohl was replaced by Oklahoma City Thunder assistant general manager Michael Winger.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20428391/michael-winger-leave-oklahoma-city-thunder-become-los-angeles-clippers-gm|title=Sources: OKC's Winger agrees to Clips' GM job|date=23 August 2017}}