The Philadelphia 76ers are bringing in Mike Gansey as their new president of basketball operations, selecting a front-office executive with Cleveland Cavaliers ties and a resume that spans assistant general manager roles and a rise from the NBA’s development l
The Philadelphia 76ers moved quickly in the aftermath of a painful postseason exit, landing on a new top basketball executive: Mike Gansey is set to be hired as the team’s president of basketball operations.
Gansey’s arrival comes from the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he spent the past season as general manager. He joined Cleveland’s front office in 2011-12. worked his way up to assistant general manager in 2017 under Koby Altman. and was later promoted to general manager in 2022. still serving under Altman.
Cleveland closed the season with a 52-30 overall record and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers were then swept by the New York Knicks in the conference finals.
Philadelphia’s own playoff run ended even more abruptly. The Knicks swept the 76ers in the conference semifinals. After the season, Philadelphia fired Daryl Morey, setting up the search for a new lead decision-maker in basketball operations.
The process was overseen by Bob Myers, the former Golden State Warriors general manager, who led the search for the 76ers as president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. Myers also recently took part in the UCLA football coaching search that resulted in the hiring of Bob Chesney.
Gansey’s path to an NBA front office is unusual and built on a long climb rather than a short jump. He finished second to Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James as Ohio’s “Mr. Basketball” in 2001. He played college basketball at St. Bonaventure from 2001-03 and at West Virginia from 2003-06, before going undrafted in 2006.
After a brief professional playing career that included time in the NBA’s D-League and overseas, he shifted into executive work. Gansey served as general manager of the Canton Charge and was named the NBA Development League’s executive of the year for the 2016-17 season.
The sequence matters for Philadelphia: after firing Morey following a sweep at the hands of the Knicks, the franchise is now turning to an executive who has already held the Cleveland general manager job and spent more than a decade inside that same organization’s hierarchy.
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So Morey got fired and now they’re hiring a Cavs guy… seems like the same thing just different jersey.
Not gonna lie, I only saw the headline but if they’re bringing in Cleveland ties I’m worried he’ll think like Cleveland. Also why is Bob Myers in everything now lol.
Wait Gansey was GM for Cleveland and still serving under Altman? So Altman is still making the calls? That’s like hiring someone to do the job you already have but at a different desk. Feels messy.
I don’t get why they didn’t just keep Morey if they knew what they were gonna do after the Knicks sweep. “Basketball operations president” sounds like a fancy title for PR. And the dude was Mr. Basketball in Ohio so he’s basically LeBron 2.0 or what?