Mike Gansey's 'Basketball Guy' Reputation Won Over Bob Myers, 76ers

Koby Altman's description of Mike Gansey as "a basketball guy" helped persuade Bob Myers to hire him to run the Philadelphia 76ers' basketball operations. Myers led the search after owner Josh Harris fired Daryl Morey. Myers did not know Gansey personally, so he called Altman, the Cleveland Cavaliers' president. Altman worked with Gansey in Cleveland for 15 years. "The first question he asked me was 'Why Mike Gansey?'" said Altman. "The first thing I said is 'You're going to love him, he's a b...