{"id":15606,"date":"2018-06-07T13:59:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T17:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=15606"},"modified":"2018-06-07T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T17:59:40","slug":"bryan-colangelo-and-76ers-part-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/06\/07\/bryan-colangelo-and-76ers-part-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Colangelo and Philadelphia 76ers Part Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bryan Colangelo<\/strong> is no longer the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/philadelphia-76ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>&#8216; president of basketball operations.<\/p>\n<p>The 76ers announced Colangelo agreed to resign Thursday after an extensive investigation regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2018\/06\/01\/bryan-colangelo-burner-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his alleged use of burner Twitter accounts<\/a>. These accounts were used to criticize his team&#8217;s own players and coaches.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Philadelphia and Bryan Colangelo have agreed to part ways, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1004752956133126145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Bryan Colangelo and Philadelphia 76ers Part Ways<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>The Reveal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The law firm that was hired to carry out this extensive investigation revealed that Colangelo&#8217;s wife was behind these accounts. According to multiple sources, she admitted to establishing and operating the accounts.<\/p>\n<p>This bizarre situation has been taking the NBA world by storm. It left the 76ers in a position where they had to either fire Colangelo or risk trust issues throughout the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The 76ers knew they had to act fast with the NBA draft and free agency lurking around the corner. They also had to act fast so that they didn&#8217;t lose the trust of their sensational, budding superstars.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s Next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another situation that is lurking in the NBA is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; free agency. The 76ers have been a constant contender in landing LeBron. Other possible landing spots are the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Rockets<\/a>\u00a0or remaining with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last thing that the 76ers wanted was to show the organization having some turmoil. If they want to have a leg up on the LeBron race, they should definitely go after <strong>David Griffin.<\/strong>\u00a0James has been vocal with his praises for Griffin in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The 76ers will have to act fast in order to dilute this embarrassing situation. It wouldn&#8217;t hurt, however, if they could also improve their chances of landing LeBron in the process. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.<\/p>\n<p>For the time being, Head Coach Brett Brown will run basketball operations. The only other coach who runs basketball operations simultaneously is Tom Thibodeau.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Colangelo talks to media. (Photo by Rene Johnston\/Toronto Star via Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Colangelo and the Philadelphia 76ers part ways after an embarrassing situation with burner accounts. 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