The post-Daryl Morey era of 76ers basketball is underway. The team has hired Mike Gansey as its new president of basketball operations after a 15-year stint with the Cavaliers, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Gansey had worked his way up the Cavs front office for years and was the team’s general manager since 2021 after a four-year stint in the same role with the Cavaliers’ G League team. Gansey, 43, helped build the current Cavs roster, which earned its first Eastern Conference finals appearance since
LeBron James left in 2018, though they were swept by the Knicks. The Cavaliers have been a playoff mainstay in the Eastern Conference, making the postseason in each of the last four seasons, which they hadn’t done since 2014-18 during James’ second stint. Gansey is assuming a 76ers roster entering the offseason with many questions after Morey’s firing. Joel Embiid is going to make a combined $120 million for the next two seasons, with a $67 million player option in 2028-29. Embiid, 32, would turn
35 that March. Paul George enters the third year of a four-year deal, pocketing $54 million next season with a $56.6 million player option for 2026-27. Tyrese Maxey has three years left on his contract and is scheduled to make north of $40 million next season. Philly also has Kelly Oubre, Quentin Grimes and Andre Drummond as notable free agents to be.
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