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CAMDEN, N.J. -- The Philadelphia 76ers are led by a new President of Basketball Operations as Mike Gansey takes over for Daryl Morey who held the position for six seasons. Gansey has spent the previous 14 years with the Cleveland Cavaliers and had served as their GM since 2022 as he steps ito a new role as head of the basketball department.
The Sixers are coming off a season where they finished 45-37 and were able to rally from a 3-1 deficit to upset the Boston Celtics in Round 1 of the playoffs. They were then swept out of Round 2 by the New York Knicks, so there is some work to be done in the City of Brotherly Love.
Gansey will be working with coach Nick Nurse, HBSE president Bob Myers, and the newly promoted Jameer Nelson to build a culture and an identity in Philadelphia. The Sixers were 17th in offensive rating and 16th in defensive rating as it was tough to really pinpoint what Philadelphia was really good at. The point is to build that going forward and really find people who want to be members of this team.
"Yeah, I mean, part of it's like getting in here, obviously, but we got to do the work, you know?" Gansey said. "Obviously, draft coming up, for example, you're talking to plenty of coaches, people that have been around these guys, and you want to bring in good people here. If they don't want to be here, or you don't feel they can fit with our culture, then we don't want it. We want people that want to be in Philadelphia and we want guys that—I want competitiveness. I want toughness. I want guys that hate to lose. Those are the kind of people I'm going to try and target and want to bring onto this roster."
Gansey's No. 2 in command will be Nelson who has been promoted to the team's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. The Chester, PA native, St. Joe's legend, and former All-Star in the NBA is looking to help Gansey build that culture and that identity in Philadelphia. That's something this franchise has not had for quite some time.
"Well, Mike said it in his press conference, I’ll reiterate some of the things he said, because we're all aligned," said Nelson. "You have to have people in the building who want to be here. That's where, to me, culture and environment starts. Then, you just continue to grow and build and have the right staff, which I think we do at this point. Just continue to grow for that. It's not rocket science. You treat people a certain way, and people work hard, and the expectation is to continue to grow and help people internally grow, but also, like, let's do it together."
Nelson was a big part of the success the Orlando Magic had in the late 2000's heading into the 2010's era and he knows what it takes to succeed in the league. It's hard. It's not easy. It doesn't happen at the snap of the fingers. It takes so much time and he, and Gansey, understand that.
"There's no greater moment for me," Nelson continued. "Even as, like, when I was a player, I just want to do with people I enjoy, people I can bond with, I can cry with, and laugh with. All the emotions that's going to come with me, the job, because it's hard to win. I don't care if you're a player, executive, or coach, it's hard to win in this league, and you need good people around you, and people that have the same vision, the same alignment."
A big part of having a culture and an identity as an organization is to have everybody on the same page. "Alignment" was a buzzword being thrown around on Monday and Gansey is stressing that as time moves forward with this group. The Sixers will be looking for that alignment and having everybody understanding what will come next for this group when the time calls for it.
"I think I have an open door policy," Gansey explained. "People come to me, ask questions, but we have alignment throughout the whole building. Like, me and Nick are going to collaborate every day. Jameer, Prosper (Karangwa), our whole staff, all the coaches, players. Like, it's going to be a great environment to be in Philly. I'm big on having fountains, not drains in the building. I don't want people sucking out the life of the building."
Having an enjoyable work environment is a big part of what the Sixers want to have as they move forward. Gansey and Co. will be looking to build that as time moves forward.
"I want people to get in their car in the morning, drive to the facility, and be like, I get to see my family," Gansey finsihed. "Like, we got to have a fun environment, and we are going to have a fun environment, because everyone in this building, we see each other more than we do our own families. So, we got to lean on each other. We're going to have tough conversations. We’re going to disagree to agree, but we're going to all be aligned, we're all going to be collaborative, and we're gonna have a lot of fun working together."
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Mike Gansey, Sixers preaching finding identity, building culture
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The Sixers are coming off a season where they finished 45-37 and were able to rally from a 3-1 deficit to upset the Boston Celtics in Round 1 of the playoffs. They were then swept out of Round 2 by the New York Knicks, so there is some work to be done in the City of Brotherly Love.
Gansey will be working with coach Nick Nurse, HBSE president Bob Myers, and the newly promoted Jameer Nelson to build a culture and an identity in Philadelphia. The Sixers were 17th in offensive rating and 16th in defensive rating as it was tough to really pinpoint what Philadelphia was really good at. The point is to build that going forward and really find people who want to be members of this team.
"Yeah, I mean, part of it's like getting in here, obviously, but we got to do the work, you know?" Gansey said. "Obviously, draft coming up, for example, you're talking to plenty of coaches, people that have been around these guys, and you want to bring in good people here. If they don't want to be here, or you don't feel they can fit with our culture, then we don't want it. We want people that want to be in Philadelphia and we want guys that—I want competitiveness. I want toughness. I want guys that hate to lose. Those are the kind of people I'm going to try and target and want to bring onto this roster."
Gansey's No. 2 in command will be Nelson who has been promoted to the team's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. The Chester, PA native, St. Joe's legend, and former All-Star in the NBA is looking to help Gansey build that culture and that identity in Philadelphia. That's something this franchise has not had for quite some time.
"Well, Mike said it in his press conference, I’ll reiterate some of the things he said, because we're all aligned," said Nelson. "You have to have people in the building who want to be here. That's where, to me, culture and environment starts. Then, you just continue to grow and build and have the right staff, which I think we do at this point. Just continue to grow for that. It's not rocket science. You treat people a certain way, and people work hard, and the expectation is to continue to grow and help people internally grow, but also, like, let's do it together."
Nelson was a big part of the success the Orlando Magic had in the late 2000's heading into the 2010's era and he knows what it takes to succeed in the league. It's hard. It's not easy. It doesn't happen at the snap of the fingers. It takes so much time and he, and Gansey, understand that.
"There's no greater moment for me," Nelson continued. "Even as, like, when I was a player, I just want to do with people I enjoy, people I can bond with, I can cry with, and laugh with. All the emotions that's going to come with me, the job, because it's hard to win. I don't care if you're a player, executive, or coach, it's hard to win in this league, and you need good people around you, and people that have the same vision, the same alignment."
A big part of having a culture and an identity as an organization is to have everybody on the same page. "Alignment" was a buzzword being thrown around on Monday and Gansey is stressing that as time moves forward with this group. The Sixers will be looking for that alignment and having everybody understanding what will come next for this group when the time calls for it.
"I think I have an open door policy," Gansey explained. "People come to me, ask questions, but we have alignment throughout the whole building. Like, me and Nick are going to collaborate every day. Jameer, Prosper (Karangwa), our whole staff, all the coaches, players. Like, it's going to be a great environment to be in Philly. I'm big on having fountains, not drains in the building. I don't want people sucking out the life of the building."
Having an enjoyable work environment is a big part of what the Sixers want to have as they move forward. Gansey and Co. will be looking to build that as time moves forward.
"I want people to get in their car in the morning, drive to the facility, and be like, I get to see my family," Gansey finsihed. "Like, we got to have a fun environment, and we are going to have a fun environment, because everyone in this building, we see each other more than we do our own families. So, we got to lean on each other. We're going to have tough conversations. We’re going to disagree to agree, but we're going to all be aligned, we're all going to be collaborative, and we're gonna have a lot of fun working together."
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Mike Gansey, Sixers preaching finding identity, building culture
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