Billy King

Managing Director, ZRG/TurnkeyZRG; Former General Manager, Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers; Former President, ReachMe Sports

Billy King is a Managing Director at ZRG/TurnkeyZRG.  Until his departure in 2016, he oversaw all aspects of basketball operations for the Brooklyn Nets as the team’s General Manager.  Mr. King joined the Nets after spending ten years with the Philadelphia 76ers organization, serving as the team’s General Manager from 1998 to 2003 and President and General Manager from 2003 to 2007.  Sports Illustrated named Mr. King one of the “101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.”  Mr. King served as General Manager of Team Africa for the NBA Africa game in 2015 in support of Basketball Without Borders, and is a longtime Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Board and Emeritus Member.

“Never delegate.  Always empower.”  

— Mike Krzyzewski

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