76ers assistant GM Prosper Karangwa has also agreed to a multiyear contract extension.

Sources said Elton Brand will not return as 76ers GM and is currently working through a new role with the franchise and its parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. Brand, well-respected throughout the 76ers’ organization, elected not to interview for the President role and has been fully supporting the team’s ongoing Draft prep.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/46ae974b5ef9d

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/3da143dfc805a

rocket_racoon99

264 | 7 hours ago

THE Jameer Nelson!? Am I out of the loop?

D0pe_Francis

124 | 7 hours ago

Yeah he’s been in the sixers FO for a while now. Was the g-league GM for a bit and then assistant GM for the sixers the last few years. Is from Philly and played his college ball here

TatersTot | PHI

35 | 7 hours ago

I think our G-league team, the Blue Coats won the G-league championship under his management

JoeTheTrey | Thunder

22 | 7 hours ago

St. Joe’s, right? That team with him and Delonte West was a lot of fun…

scene_missing |

4 | 4 hours ago

Damn, there’s a sad story. I keep hoping he gets help but it’s all TMZ clips of him strung out at gas station parking lots.

JessAndHerFAN | Lakers

1 | 3 minutes ago

He’s a lot lizard and belongs to us now

chazbol6 | 76ers

2 | 5 hours ago

shoutout sniper Pat Carroll

andoCalrissiano | Celtics

11 | 7 hours ago

Jameer retired in 2018. How does any guy go from nothing to executive VP in any organization in 8 years.

SensitiveDannyRicc | Lakers

21 | 7 hours ago

Most of the NBA runs on nepotism/connections lmao. It’s only the recently sold teams that are run like actual businesses lol

m1a2c2kali | Knicks

4 | 2 hours ago

run like actual businesses

So nepotism and connections? Lol

SensitiveDannyRicc | Lakers

0 | 2 hours ago

Private equity is completely willing to fire anybody and anyone lol.

andoCalrissiano | Celtics

1 | 7 hours ago

Who is Jameer related to?

IAmYourTopGuy | Spurs

20 | 6 hours ago

Presumably his mom and dad, but I’m not sure. I think the main thing here is that he has connections from being an NBA player and also being from Philly

Quality_Cucumber | GSW

2 | 6 hours ago

He also played professional basketball in Florida.

y2kbug

5 | 6 hours ago

Nelson Mandela

Thousandtree | Pistons

1 | 4 hours ago

https://imgur.com/gallery/nelson-muntz-haha-gifv-I5CpM0j

Virtual_Piano893 | Nuggets

12 | 7 hours ago

Landry fields went from retiring early in 2016 at age 27 to lead gm of the Hawks in 2022.

D0pe_Francis

6 | 7 hours ago

James Jones retired in 2017 and became GM of the suns in 2019, it happens

AccelerationFinish

3 | 5 hours ago

In 9 years, how did Kirk Lacob go from no experience out of college to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations of the Warriors, who are owned by Joe Lacob?

samurairocketshark | Suns

2 | 6 hours ago

Everyone else gets fired or leaves probably

Ok-Adeptness-5834

2 | 4 hours ago

Former players almost certainly get fast tracked if they have an interest in coaching or front office and show any amount of competency. I’m guessing players probably trust one of their own than some analytics nerd who never made middle school JV.

It would probably be a pretty big advantage in signing and retaining good relations with stars.

morsmordr | 76ers

2 | 4 hours ago

elton brand retired in 2016 and was GM in 2018

mike dunleavy jr retired 2017 and was assistant GM in 2019, and then VP in 21

james jones retired 2017 and was GM 2018

LeRoiDeNord

1 | 7 hours ago

Just try to say no to Jameer’s doe eyes

Empty_Barber_607

1 | an hour ago

Hard work

mcolwander90 | Pistons

18 | 6 hours ago

If you don’t feel old enough yet, Jameer Nelson Jr just went 39-8-8 yesterday in Puerto Rico.

rocket_racoon99

7 | 6 hours ago

Fairs I was revelling in my youth, needed to be pulled down a notch or two

LeftHandedToe | DAL

4 | 5 hours ago

Jesus christ, isn’t his dad only in like his 8th NBA season still?!

Level_Ad_6372 | Pistons

2 | 4 hours ago

*THE Mike Gansey!?

KoalaOnABuilding | Pistons

1 | 2 hours ago

One of the most iconic big balls dances in NBA history. Give him the job.

skinnywolfe | Rockets

65 | 7 hours ago

I loved Jameer when he played with Dwight

Seeking-Something-

28 | 7 hours ago

His run at St. Joes is a core basketball memory for me.

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

9 | 4 hours ago

I refuse to believe there was a saint name saint Joe 😂

PantsuFace

5 | 4 hours ago

Joseph was kinda a BFD in the Bible

SomeJob1241 | 76ers

1 | an hour ago

Joe Mama is a saint, show some respect!

Successful-Film-3544 | 76ers

1 | 3 minutes ago

in case you’re being serious, it’s short for st. joseph

KartFacedThaoDien | West

3 | 7 hours ago

He’s was better when he played with Delonte.

AlarmedChard55

1 | 7 hours ago

And Jokic too

byteturtle | Suns

60 | 7 hours ago

People who aren’t sixers fans tend not to realize that the entire franchise is doomed until Josh Harris sells.

They can keep reorganizing deck chairs on the Titanic all they want but until Epstein’s client is out I fear it will just be more of the same.

Varwhorevis

19 | 7 hours ago

This is why I laughed at Commanders fans who were excited for him. I mean, anybody but Dan Snyder was an improvement, but this guy is a hack

SurelySomedayy | Wizards

0 | 6 hours ago

Unless josh harris is also confiscating passports from the team’s cheerleaders on a foreign island like dan snyder was we DGAF man

DEEZNUTZBOIS

4 | 4 hours ago

He was hanging out on a different foreign island.

mucho-gusto | CLE

1 | 2 hours ago

Hey quick question: does Blitzer have any say in how the team is ran? As a guardians fan, I’d like to move on from the Dolan years and bottom 5 payroll into a world with middle tier payroll.

rickieday

56 | 7 hours ago

Elton Brand still being there as GM is so funny to me with news like this.

LovieBeard | Bulls

49 | 7 hours ago

He’s also out as GM, per Shams

samurairocketshark | Suns

18 | 6 hours ago

How the man who signed Tobias Harris to that legendary contract was still in the building until now is beyond me

Sijols | Knicks

14 | 5 hours ago

“working through a new role with the franchise” so not fired, but promoted or demoted or who even knows

smartkeg | Warriors

4 | 5 hours ago

nice way to say fired

KimJongWinning | Supersonics

5 | 4 hours ago

Sent to the backrooms a la Kevin Patullo and the Eagles until he found a job with the Dolphins this NFL off-season

beheemz | Raptors

4 | 7 hours ago

I don’t think colangelo would’ve done anything different tbh

wetwetson | NBA

2 | 6 hours ago

Exactly, find a new slant

mrleakybutthole

20 | 7 hours ago

Whole sixers org needs to be cycled out

mucho-gusto | CLE

1 | 2 hours ago

Huge org chart, needs the fat trimmed fr

Dymatizeee | Knicks

7 | 7 hours ago

Orlando Magic legend

laga234 | Celtics

5 | 7 hours ago

The end is near!

Snasty728 | IND

3 | 7 hours ago

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss

Guilty-Cow4325 | Knicks

2 | 6 hours ago

If you would’ve made me guess which former NBA player is now the GM of the Sixers, I might have eventually gotten to Jameer Nelson, but our conversation would’ve ended long before then.

larkhills | 76ers

2 | 6 hours ago

philly teams LOVE locals/former players in their front office so this is no surprise

Live-Cartographer-52

1 | 6 hours ago

Bob Myers has the last say

kingjames9921

1 | 5 hours ago

While Magic fans are stuck with Weltman 😭 nah this ain’t even fair

Gristle__McThornbody | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

Damn Jameers Nelsons name out of nowhere. Good for him. Hope he does well.

LAClipShow2020

1 | 5 hours ago

Chester’s Own! The road traveled to get to this point is just amazing to have watched. I’ve watched a good portion of his (and his son’s) basketball journey. I’m so happy for him. To have obtained this position, no matter how it plays out & have it on your career resume is such a blessing! I wish him the best of luck and hopefully his imput will help reshape and realign the Sixers organization into a positive direction. 🍾🥂

dragonrider5555 | Celtics

1 | 2 hours ago

Crappy players make better execs, sometime!

Maybe it’ll work

oberg14

0 | 7 hours ago

I swear Philly has the most convoluted front office of any franchise. Isn’t Elton brand still there? And then Bob Meyer’s is the president of ALL the sports team the ownership group owns?

Ok-Adeptness-5834

3 | 4 hours ago

It’s simple. The former assistant GM (Nelson) to reported to the GM (Brand) who reported to POBO (Morey) who reported to President of Sports Operations (Myers) now got promoted to Vice President of Sports Operation(Nelson) who now reports to the new POBO (Gansey) who reports to the President of Sports Operations (Meyers), and the current GM (Brand) will be replaced with TBD reports and reporting to TBD.

[Charania] The Philadelphia 76ers are promoting assistant general manager Jameer Nelson to the team’s Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations under new President Mike Gansey, making the Philly native and former NBA All-Star the No. 2 executive for the franchise, sources tell ESPN.