The Philadelphia 76ers have appointed Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey to serve as their new president of basketball operations, multiple media outlets reported Friday.
The 43-year-old executive takes over for Daryl Morey, who departed Philadelphia on May 12 following six seasons as the organization’s top basketball executive.
Gansey, a former West Virginia college basketball standout who helped lead the Mountaineers to the 2005 Elite Eight, began his front office career with Cleveland during the 2011-12 campaign. He worked his way through the organization’s hierarchy before being promoted to general manager in February 2022. Under his leadership, the Cavaliers posted an average of 53.8 victories across four complete seasons and made it to the Eastern Conference finals this past year.
In his new role, Gansey will answer to Josh Harris and the team’s ownership group — Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) — along with Bob Myers, who previously served as GM and President of the Golden State Warriors and helped construct four NBA championship squads (2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022). Myers joined HBSE as President of Sports last October.
Gansey inherits a team that hasn’t reached the Eastern Conference finals since 2001. Following a disappointing 2024-25 campaign that saw them miss the playoffs due to injuries to Joel Embiid and other core players, Philadelphia bounced back with a 45-37 record this season to claim the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. The team pulled off an upset victory over the Boston Celtics in a seven-game opening round matchup before falling to the New York Knicks in a four-game sweep during the conference semifinals.
