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Austin Krell: Bob Myers was asked if the Sixers will make 3p shooting and rebounding points of emphasis this summer. "For sure." Myers went on to mention that defensive rebounding, specifically, was an area of concern.

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Austin Krell: Notable that Bob Myers explicitly mentioned the non-taxpayer mid-level exception as a tool at Sixers' disposal this summer. That, of course, is the bigger of the 2 MLE options and usually goes hand-in-hand with the bi-annual exception. Suggests Sixers will spend relatively significant money.

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Kyle Neubeck: Bob Myers: “we’ve got to find an identity, we just don’t have one”

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Sixers assistant general manager Jameer Nelson is widely expected to be promoted to GM under Gansey, who will replace Daryl Morey and report for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment president Bob Myers. It's believed that Elton Brand, who worked as GM under Morey, will be offered another position within the organization.

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Jake Fischer: Bob Myers conducted meetings for the Sixers’ first phase of their lead executive search while out in Los Angeles. Sources say the final step in this process will be select candidates interviewing with Joshua Harris’ ownership group in person.

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Ultimately, whoever is hired will have to work with head coach Nick Nurse, who was retained. Nurse has two years left on his contract, league sources told HoopsHype. In addition, Bob Myers is expected to be involved in all major transactional decisions for the 76ers moving forward, even after a new basketball operations leader is hired. 

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As Bob Myers, president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, leads the search, several candidates have emerged. One of the most notable, current Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey, has been an executive in Cleveland for almost a decade and is considered a strong candidate to take over for Morey, according to league sources. He was once a standout guard for a West Virginia team that surprisingly went all the way to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2006.

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“Josh desperately wants Bob to run the team,” one source said. “Bob desperately does not want to run the team.” A Sixers source refutes the characterization of Harris’ desires as “desperate.”

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In addition to dealing with the Sixers, Myers will be expected to continue to oversee the progress of the other franchises. League sources confirmed that Myers has no plans to move his family. He has three young daughters.

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There is a widespread belief, given those parameters, that Myers would want to explore trying to hire Onsi Saleh away from Atlanta after Saleh worked under Myers in Golden State before moving on to the Hawks. The likelihood relayed to me, though, is that Saleh is expected to remain with the Hawks.

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Draymond Green: “Bob Myers has been to Daryl Morey almost what Michael Jordan was to Stockton and Malone. You’ve done great work. I mean, I’m not saying Daryl Morey is Stockton or Malone, but you’ll get the reference in a second. You’ve done some great work, right? You traded for James Harden when nobody believed, gave him a max contract, and then James Harden proceeded to become who he became. You built a team with the Houston Rockets that was a very good roster, built to beat the Golden State Warriors. It didn’t quite happen, but you built a good team. You go to Philly and sign Tyrese Maxey to a max deal, right? He’s done some good things in Philly, just can’t quite get over the hump. And Bob Myers — Daryl Morey couldn’t get over the hump due to teams that Bob Myers was putting together. And now Daryl Morey is going to lose his role as the president of basketball operations due to Bob Myers making the basketball decisions in Philly. He’s more than capable, well-deserved, and should be making basketball decisions anywhere. But Daryl Morey just kind of keeps running into Bob Myers, and it’s unfortunate.”

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Tim Bontemps: As the Philadelphia 76ers embark on their search for a new team president after firing Daryl Morey on Tuesday, the consensus from sources around the league is that no matter whom Bob Myers chooses to run basketball operations, there aren't many levers to pull to significantly improve the team in the short term. "Run it back, load manage Joel [Embiid] as much as they can, be a playoff team and try to stay healthy," a West executive said. "I think there's stuff you can do on the margins."

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Adam Aaronson: Myers on the Jared McCain trade: "We should be graded on the ultimate result of transactions."

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Adam Aaronson: Asked about his and Myers' involvement in the McCain trade, Harris says the front office made the recommendation to ownership – including Myers. "We were involved in it. It was part of a bigger plan... We don't know the outcome of that trade right now."

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