At a surprise press conference on Monday held by owner Josh Harris, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had hired Jerry Colangelo to be the team's Special Advisor to the Managing General Partner, as well as Chairman of Basketball Operations. Since The Process began three years ago, adding Colangelo to the front office is ownership's first sign of diminishing confidence in both the rebuild, and current general manager Sam Hinkie.
On the plus side, Colangelo's name alone brings a whole lot of legitimacy to a rebuild that at points has looked really amateurish. With Hinkie at the helm, the team has seemingly fractured some of its relationships with agents, and cut the lines of communication to the media.