Gersson Rosas

Gersson Rosas (born June 11, 1978) is a basketball executive who was the president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He was previously the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Houston Rockets, where he worked for 16 seasons, and served under Daryl Morey. Rosas was briefly GM of the Dallas Mavericks.[2] He has also worked for Team USA Basketball as an international scout since 2015.

Gersson Rosas
Personal information
Born (1978-06-11) June 11, 1978
Bogotá, Colombia
Career information
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Career history
2003-2006Houston Rockets (Personnel Scout/Video Coordinator)
2006-2013Houston Rockets (Executive VP of basketball operations)
2013Dallas Mavericks (General manager)
2013-2019Houston Rockets (Executive VP of basketball operations)
2019-2021Minnesota Timberwolves (President of basketball operations)

Early career

Born in Colombia, Rosas immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was three years old.[3]

He attended the University of Houston from 1996 to 2000, graduating with a degree in sports and business management.[4]

Management career

Houston Rockets

Rosas joined the Houston Rockets front office in 2003. He began working under legendary Houston GM Carroll Dawson and stayed on after Dawson's retirement, to become a trusted confidant of then GM Daryl Morey. During his career with the Rockets, Rosas served various roles, beginning as a Personnel Scout/Video Coordinator for three seasons, and ultimately worked his way up to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, where he worked closely with Morey. Secondarily, he served as Director of Player Personnel, Director of Scouting, and General Manager for Houston's D-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Vipers made the D-League finals in all four of Rosas' seasons as GM, winning the D-League Championship twice.[5]

Dallas Mavericks

Rosas was the Dallas Mavericks general manager in 2013, but left the post after only 3 months due to disagreements with management and returned to Houston.[6]

Minnesota Timberwolves

After six more seasons in Houston, Rosas was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves as their president of basketball operations on May 1, 2019. He was relieved of his duties on September 22, 2021 due to an inappropriate workplace relationship and contributing to a general toxic culture within the organization.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Timberwolves hire Rockets' Gersson Rosas as president of basketball operations". Yahoo Sports.
  2. "Gersson Rosas out as Dallas Mavericks general manager". USA Today.
  3. "How Gersson Rosas, a Colombian immigrant, became the first Latino to run an NBA team". 17 July 2019.
  4. "Gersson Rosas Bio". LinkedIn.
  5. "Gerson Rosas Joins USA Basketball". USA Basketball. August 15, 2015.
  6. "5 Things To Know About Gersson Rosas". NBC Sports.
  7. "Wolves To Hire Gersson Rosas As President of Basketball Operations". Slam. May 2019.
  8. "Wolves Hire Gersson Rosas As President Of Basketball Operations". basketball.RealGM.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  9. "Why the Timberwolves fired top boss Gersson Rosas". 22 September 2021.


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