Stirling, longtime NBA executive and scout, dies
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gordon “Scotty” Stirling, the former NBA vice president of operations and longtime team executive and scout, died Wednesday. He was 86.
The NBA said Stirling died in Sacramento.
Stirling spent 27 years with the Sacramento Kings from 1987-2013, including 24 seasons as scouting director. A former sports writer for the Oakland Tribune, Stirling was general manager of the 1967 AFL champion Oakland Raiders and the 1968-69 ABA champion Oakland Oaks.
Stirling was the Golden State Warriors’ assistant to the president from 1976-82, spent three years in the NBA office as vice president of basketball operations, and was the New York Knicks’ general manager in 1986-87. He also was a sports-talk radio host in the Bay Area.
Stirling served in the U.S. Army, graduated from University of San Francisco and earned a master’s degree from Adelphi University.