Shocked.
On a quiet afternoon/evening following the Philadelphia 76ers tenth win of the season, the news of president and general manager Sam Hinkie stepping down had pierced the silence with deafening noise. Unanswered questions. Fears of returning to anonymity. And in the wake of the emotions, eventually we all landed on the logic of the reality. The Philadelphia 76ers had to find their new general manager.
Rumors were rapid to form regarding his replacement:
Sources: Sixers have been discussing two possible candidates to share “partnership” with Hinkie: Bryan Colangelo and Danny Ferry.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) April 7, 2016
The initial “rumor” was that it came down to Danny Ferry, or to executive Jerry Colangelo’s son Bryan Colangelo.