76ers want a GM, but someone who doesn't have the final say

The Philadelphia 76ers are still in search of a GM after Bryan Colangelo stepped down from his position.

Per The Vertical, The 76ers reportedly tried to hire Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and looked into pursuing Spurs general manager R.C. Buford. Why didn’t Philadelphia lure either big-name executive to replace Bryan Colangelo? Keith Pompey of The Inquirer explained on the “Yahoo Sports NBA: Chris Mannix” podcast. 

Keith Pompey: “Yes, they want a name general manager. But they’re also looking for someone who doesn’t have the final say, so to speak. They want to do it all like a group decision. There’s a guy in the ownership group. His name is David Heller. He’s one of these guys from New York. When Sam Hinkie was the GM, from what you hear, is he was a guy who was basically running the meetings, and he had a heavy hand in the decision making. And at this particular time, he again has a heavy hand in the decision making. And when you look at the fact that they have Joel Embiid, they have Ben Simmons, and they have all these other guys, they feel as if the model that they have works. So why tweak it? Also, it’s one of those things where they’re heavy analytics based. Brett Brown has a say. They trust Brett Brown. So, you feel like, right now, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.”