Front Office Changes: Will It Make a Difference for the Sixers?
The 76ers have begun making the changes to the front office that they promised at the season’s end.
It’s been weeks of waiting for change and we are now finally starting to see some, but are these changes actually going to make an impact?
Peter Dinwiddie and Prosper Karangwa
Dinwiddie and Karangwa are the two additions made to the front office just last week. Karangwa is now the VP of Player Personnel after his time as Director of Scouting for the Orlando Magic.
Dinwiddie had been the Senior VP of Basketball Operations with the Indiana Pacers and will now serve as the Executive VP of Basketball Operations for the Sixers.
Not too much can be found about either of these men, but all signs show they are good people who are pretty well respected around the league already.
Tim Reynolds declared Karangwa as one of the few well-kept secrets around the league. This is great news for the sixers, but should there be a changed set of expectations for this team going forward because of it?
Alex Rucker and Ned Cohen
Rucker and Cohen, as we all know by now, are leftovers from the slop of Bryan Colangelo’s staff. A major disappointment, despite these new front office hires, is that Rucker and Cohen both are remaining with the organization. It’s being reported that Rucker will remain with the team, but in a different role and Cohen will keep his position as assistant general manager. When changes were said to be coming, most assumed these two would be fired to completely rid this front office of the Colangelo fiasco once and for all. With that possibility out of the question, we are left wondering how much change Karangwa and Dinwiddie will be able to make.
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The Front Office is tricky for fans to evaluate. If this year’s team was as successful as we all thought they would be at the beginning of the season, front office changes wouldn’t be a pressing issue. My point in saying this is that no matter who Elton Brand is able to bring in for his staff, the bigger question is who will truly be calling the shots? Is it Brand himself, the ownership group, or will we suffer through more group-think that led the team into the mess they currently are in?
No matter who is added or removed to the front office around Elton Brand, this team’s success is ultimately contingent on Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. While the news is hard to come by at this stage of the off-season, don’t let yourself become convinced that any addition or subtraction to the front office will change the trajectory of the team (except for Daryl Morey).
Adding Karangwa and Dinwiddie is a slight positive for the front office, but looking at the team itself, becoming a true contender still depends on the improvements that the best players make.
Featured Image: Ky Carlin/USA Today
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