Former Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has clearly emerged as the front runner for the Philadelphia 76ers’ head coaching job. As our Dave Early looked at in his recent Sixers rumors round-up, Elton Brand is “pushing hard” for the team to hire D’Antoni and Joel Embiid has given his blessing, per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. While D’Antoni’s interest in the job isn’t clear yet, and there’s certainly a chance he’s using it as leverage to help generate better offers from other teams, he’s the man Brand wants.
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