Incorrect. Hired on June 7, 2019. The league year started on September 5th, 2019.
1. 2019
2. 2020
3. 2021
4. 2022
5. 2023
It would be a silly argument that because he was hired in the offseason after many moves were made that his 1st year of being employed somehow doesn't count as being employed.
The list of GMs who manage to make the playoffs after 4 years of not making the playoffs is extremely short.. and betting on an exception isn't a wise bet.