Every reported candidate for Philadelphia 76ers front office position
Here is a look at every reported name for the open front office position for the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Philadelphia 76ers are in the midst of a search to find the new voice of the team's basketball operations department. The team parted ways with Daryl Morey after six seasons as the team's President of Basketball Operations and it will be up to Bob Myers in the interim to lead the group as well as the search at the moment. Myers and the Sixers will be looking both internally and externally as they look to get this pick right.
It is critical for them to do so as they are in the midst of an important summer between having to find a new head of basketball operations while also making sure they are on the right path in terms of contending with such a strong roster. There have been a number of names that have popped up as reported candidates for Philadelphia. Those names are the following: Minnesota Timberwolves GM Matt Lloyd Phoenix Mercury GM Nick U'ren Cleveland Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey Oklahoma City Thunder Vice President of Identification & Intelligence Vince Rozman Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Operations Consultant Neil Olshey Philadelphia 76ers assistant GM Jameer Nelson Whoever the Sixers choose to run basketball operations, they will need to be aligned with both Myers and team managing partner Josh Harris.
This is a talented roster in Philadelphia led by Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, Paul George, and VJ Edgecombe that can make some noise in the East. Whenever the Sixers do make a hire, that is when the real work begins to get this group back on track. This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Every reported candidate for Philadelphia 76ers front office position