John Begzos (April 7, 1942 – September 1, 2004) was an American sports executive who served as general manager of the San Antonio Spurs and Kansas City Kings.
[2] General manager Jack Ankerson left the team after the inaugural season to take the same job with the Virginia Squires and Bergzos was chosen to succeed him.
[3] He held this position for five seasons, during which time the Spurs made the playoffs every year and were one of the four of the remaining six accepted into the National Basketball Association as part of the ABA–NBA merger.
[4] During his first season as GM, Begzos acquired Mike Green, Len Elmore, and Ernie Grunfeld, but the Kings were unable to repeat as Midwest Division champions and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Phoenix Suns.
The following year, Begzos signed free agent Leon Douglas, traded for seven-time All Star JoJo White, and negotiated a long-term contract with Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons.
After Squires was approached by the bank for the money, he notified the Bexar County district attorneys office, who charged Begzos with theft over $10,000.
Begzos reached a deal that reduced the charges to a misdemeanor after he agreed to give the bank possession of a home he owned in Overland Park, Kansas.