NBA Work
After retiring from coaching, Newell served as team executive or scout for several NBA teams, among them the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. As general manager of the Lakers, he was instrumental in trading for star center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the Milwaukee Bucks. He retired from his job as Lakers GM in 1976 to spend more time with his ailing wife.
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