WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Clippers' vice president of basketball operations since 1986, was named NBA's Executive of the Year.

    Baylor received 15 votes to eight from 45 NBA executives for Bryan Colangelo, who began the season at Phoenix and finished second.

    He will be presented with the award by Stan Mcneal of the Sporting News before Games 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against Phoenix Thursday.

    The Clippers missed the playoffs for nine years in a row before snapping the skid this season. Baylor assembled a solid team this season that went 47-35, the second-best record in club history, and is playing Phoenix in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

    Baylor obtained veteran guard Sam Cassell in a trade with Minnesota and signed free agent guard Cuttino Mobley as well as dealing for forward Vladimir Radmanovic. Enditem