Daryl Morey was hired by the Philadelphia 76ers in November 2020 to take over the front-office executive role from Elton Brand. After Bryan Colangelo resigned from his front office position in 2018 due to an investigation finding he used Twitter burner accounts to criticize his players, it was then head coach Brett Brown and Elton Brand who assumed control.
Brown was eventually fired as head coach and Brand had no experience running an NBA front office before assuming the position. The Sixers’ ownership decided to go and get an experienced executive in Morey who had just stepped down from his role with the Houston Rockets in October 2020.