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Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers is leaving ESPN.
During a press conference following the dismissal of Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, Bob Myers provided some insight into what his role with the organization is going to look like moving forward.
Myers, who currently serves as the president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment will the search for Morey’s replacement, but he won’t be completely out of the picture once that replacement is identified.
Bob Myers Says He will be Involved in ‘High-Level Decision Making’ for 76ers
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The way Myers explains it, it sounds like the new hire will handle day-to-day basketball responsibilities while he will maintain a kind of overseer, big picture type of role.
“They will have a lot of authority here, which they should,” Myers said of Morey’s replacement. “What they’re going to get, and our fans are going to get is them plus me. I won’t be on the day-to-day level, but on the high-level decision-making, which is being here at the draft, being here leading up to the trade deadline, being available for free agency discussions, free agency meetings, things like that. I’m going to be involved at that level.”
Myers said that he plans to remain in constant communication with whoever the Sixers hire to replace Morey.
“I’ll be communicating with that person daily, if not five out of seven days a week,” Myers said.
This story will be updated.
Michael Kaskey-Blomain Michael Kaskey-Blomain is an experienced sports media member covering the NBA and NFL for Heavy. He has been in the industry for well over a decade with previous stops including the Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS Sports. Michael also serves as a Philadelphia 76ers reporter and insider for ESPN 97.3 and an NBA and NFL contributor for The Sporting News. More about Michael Kaskey-Blomain