In the era of the 24-hour news cycle, it's hard for NBA teams to truly surprise us in 2015, but the Philadelphia 76ers did so Monday by naming legendary executive Jerry Colangelo their chairman of basketball operations and a special advisor to ownership.
Coming on the heels of an 0-18 start that has raised renewed questions about the Sixers' rebuilding process, the arrival of Colangelo will have important implications for the organization and its current architect, president of basketball operations and general manager Sam Hinkie. We just don't know exactly what those implications will be.