Frank was honored with the 2020 NBA Executive of the Year Award after acquiring both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard during the 2019 offseason.

in education from Indiana University in 1992, where he spent four seasons as a manager for the Hoosier basketball team coached by Bob Knight.

His senior year, during the 1991–92 season, Indiana reached the 1992 NCAA Final Four but fell to Duke in a foul-plagued game in Minneapolis.

[6] His responsibilities with the Grizzlies included scouting upcoming opponents as well as practice and bench coaching duties.

Frank's contract made him the highest-paid assistant coach in the NBA at the time (approximately $6 million over 6 years).

[11][12] On December 3, 2013, Frank was demoted—relegated by Nets head coach Jason Kidd to merely filing team evaluation reports.

This so-called "re-assignment" meant that Frank would be banned from being on the bench during games and from even attending team practices.

[13] On September 25, 2014, Frank joined the Los Angeles Clippers staff after reaching a buyout agreement with the Nets.

[14] On June 30, 2016, the Clippers promoted Frank to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations.

Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer removed Rivers from his position as team president to focus on his role as head coach.