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September 18, 2018
Jason Owens, Yahoo! Sports
The Philadelphia 76ers have promoted former NBA player Elton Brand from
vice president of basketball operations to be their general manager,
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Philadelphia has hired Elton Brand as general manager, league sources tell ESPN. Brand will be elevated from VP of Basketball Operations. He made strong impression on ownership and Brett Brown in process, beating out several inside and outside candidates.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 18, 2018
The decision comes after a months-long search following the resignation of former general manager Bryan Colangelo, who was wrapped up in a social media scandal involving burner accounts used to criticize players and previous general manager Sam Hinkie.
