After a summer of mostly silence, capped by a recent flurry of interviews of both internal and external candidates, the Philadelphia 76ers have hired their new general manager.
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
Brand is an extremely familiar face for Sixers fans, having played parts of five seasons in Philadelphia during his long NBA career, serving as the general manager of the organization’s G League affiliate in Delaware, and recently being promoted to Vice President of Basketball Operations.