The Sixers are expanding the list of candidates for their vacant GM job and will interview four more prospects next week, tweets Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Former Sixers player Elton Brand is joined on the list by fellow team executives Marc Eversley, Ned Cohen and Alex Rucker.
Philadelphia began interviews for the opening this week after receiving permission to talk with Larry Harris of the Warriors, Gersson Rosas of the Rockets and Justin Zanik of the Jazz. The organization has been operating without a GM since Bryan Colangelo departed in June amid charges of releasing sensitive information on Twitter. Nuggets GM Arturas Karnisovas was scheduled to interview as well, but decided to decline the opportunity, Pompey adds (Twitter link).
Brand played for five teams in a 17-year NBA career, finishing up with the Sixers in 2016. He is vice president of basketball operations in Philadelphia and serves as GM for the Delaware Blue Coats, the organization’s G League affiliate. Cohen is the Sixers’ assistant GM, Eversley is senior VP of player personnel and Rucker is senior VP of analytics and strategy. All four were promoted to their current positions after Colangelo left.
im surprised no david griffin
Considering they want a collaborative effort at the top, I am not surprised. Griffin would probably want autonomy and would hold out for another job with full control
DAVID KAHN??
HINKIE
Elton Brand might be the perfect figure head for the franchise as their GM. He will definitely lean on a collaborative effort to get deals done, which is exactly what the 76ers want, and he should also help relate to several current players, helping bring in and attract some talent..
I, personally think Brand would be a solid choice for what the 76ers are looking for..Besides, he’s an awesome guy, a great man, and he has an excellent basketball IQ..
Couldn’t agree more
Zero track record. Can’t wait two years taking a chance like that.
He’s been working the front offices for 2 years lol
I agree also!
Why even get a GM? They just went through the entire off season without one, so it’s not like they can’t do it. What’s the point of a figurehead in this situation? It is clear who is making the decisions regardless.
Yeah but compare their roster from the playoff team to the roster today. Missing a couple of key guys that went elsewhere. I think they missed out.
Sam Hinkie!!!
#TrustTheProcess#
The answer