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Sixers news: Jameer Nelson comes home to join front office

After a long period of stasis, Elton Brand has finally begun to reshape his front office staff. Peter Dinwiddie was hired as VP of Basketball Operations, while Prosper Karangwa will assume the duties of VP of Player Personnel. And now, Brand will add a former player to his ranks.

According to John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia, the Sixers have hired Jameer Nelson as a scout. He will also serve as Assistant GM of the Delaware Blue Coats — close to where Brand got his start with the organization years ago.

Nelson was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and played college hoops at St.