Jim Paxson - Post-playing Career

Post-playing Career

After retiring in 1990 at the age of 32, Paxson joined Portland's front office as assistant general manager. In September 1998, he was named vice president of basketball operations for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was promoted to general manager in 1999, serving in that position until he was fired in April 2005. The Cavaliers won 185 games and lost 307 games in the six years Paxson was general manager.

In July 2006, Paxson, the older brother of former Chicago Bulls guard and current Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President of basketball operations John Paxson, was hired as a consultant for the Bulls. Paxson was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2004, he was named to the University of Dayton's All-Century Team.