76ers hire Mike Gansey as president of basketball operations

The 76ers moved quickly to replace Daryl Morey, agreeing to hire Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey as president of basketball operations in a reset that puts a premium on stability, scouting and long-term roster judgment. The change came after Philadelphia was eliminated 4-0 by the New York Knicks in the second round, capped by a 144-114 loss in Philadelphia that exposed how far the roster still had to go despite its win-now posture.

Josh Harris announced on May 12, 2026, that Morey would depart after five seasons in Philadelphia. Morey joined the 76ers on November 2, 2020, and the team went 270-212 in the regular season and 28-26 in the postseason during his tenure, but never advanced past the second round. Harris said the organization had fallen short of expectations, while Bob Myers, who joined Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment in October 2025, was assigned to lead the search and oversee basketball operations in the interim.

Gansey’s appeal in Philadelphia is rooted less in celebrity than in organizational credibility. He joined the Cavaliers in 2011, became assistant general manager in July 2017 and was elevated to general manager in February 2022. Before that, he earned league-wide notice in the NBA D-League, where he was named Basketball Executive of the Year in 2017 after leading the Canton Charge to a 29-21 season and a sixth straight postseason berth while helping develop players such as Kay Felder and Quinn Cook. Cleveland extended Gansey and the front office through the 2029-30 season in July 2025, a sign of how much the Cavaliers valued the structure he helped build.

That background fits the question Philadelphia now faces. Harris said the 76ers held seven first-round picks and 12 second-round picks over the next seven years, giving the new leadership room to reshape the roster around Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe and Joel Embiid if it chooses. The NBA draft, set for June 23-24, gave Gansey an immediate deadline to begin sorting through a roster built for contention but missing the consistency to sustain it.

The hire also carries a wider organizational message. Cleveland finished the 2025-26 regular season 52-30, showing the kind of continuity Philadelphia has struggled to match. Gansey arrives as the latest attempt to bring a steadier front-office voice to a franchise that has repeatedly chased contention while failing to finish the job, and the next decision will determine whether that means a quick retool or a deeper reset.