PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Rod Thorn as team president.
The Sixers also said Thursday that Ed Stefanski will stay as general manager. Stefanski had held both roles since replacing Billy King in December 2007. King succeeded Thorn as New Jersey’s GM last month.
Thorn was president and general manager of the Nets for 10 years before leaving in early July. Thorn and Stefanski worked together in New Jersey and helped lead the franchise to consecutive trips to the NBA finals. The Nets lost both times.
Sixers chairman Ed Snider says the organization was excited to add one of the NBA’s “top executives.” The Sixers went 27-55 last year and missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
