Calvin Lawrence Booth (born May 7, 1976) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who was the general manager of the

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of the

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(NBA). He played 10 seasons as a center in the NBA after playing

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for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

College career

Booth attended

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after starring at Groveport Madison High School in

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. As a junior, he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, he was a second-team All-Big Ten Conference pick. He earned his

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at Penn State in 1998.

NBA playing career

Booth was drafted by the

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in the second round (35th overall) of the

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. He played for the Wizards, the

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, Seattle SuperSonics,

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, and

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, averaging 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. During the

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, he played for the Washington Wizards a second time, providing play from off the bench and starting occasionally. On January 13, 2004, as a member of the Supersonics, Booth recorded a career-high 10 blocks in 17 minutes of playing time. He accompanied this with 2 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, and 0 steals. The Supersonics lost this game to the Cavaliers, 96–104. In Game 5 of the

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against the

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, Booth made a layup with 9.8 seconds remaining to give Dallas a game-ending 84–83 lead and therefore a 3–2 series victory; this was the Mavericks' first playoff series win since the 1988 Western Conference semifinals against Denver. On September 10, 2007, Booth signed as a free agent with the

Front office career

Booth started his front office career with the

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as a scout during the 2012–13 season. After one year there he moved to the

, working his way up to director of player personnel. On August 16, 2017, Booth was named assistant general manager of the

. On July 7, 2020, Booth was named general manager of the

. He won his first championship in

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, when the Nuggets defeated the

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in five games. On April 8, 2025, the Nuggets announced that they would not extend Booth's contract.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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NBA.com biography of Calvin Booth
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