Philadelphia 76ers face critical offseason decisions, hiring new basketball operations president
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 5, 2026, 9:10 PM
Last updated Jun 5, 2026
The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to improve following a 45-37 season and a playoff run that ended with a second-round sweep by the New York Knicks. With Mike Gansey recently appointed as President of Basketball Operations, the team must address key offseason questions. These include filling the backup center role, strengthening the bench unit, and deciding the future of aging stars Joel Embiid and Paul George. The Sixers aim to navigate the offseason effectively to compete for their first finals appearance since 2001.
- •Philadelphia finished the season 45-37 as the 7 seed.
- •They were swept in Round 2 by the Knicks, who are in the finals.
- •Gansey's role includes addressing backup center and bench unit concerns.
- •Embiid's and George's contracts are significant factors in future team strategy.
- •Philadelphia holds the 22nd pick in the upcoming draft.
- 9:10 PMYahoo Sports — 3 questions the Philadelphia 76ers must answer in upcoming offseason
"Here are three questions the Philadelphia 76ers must answer as they head into the upcoming offseason.
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