Mike Gansey
Definition
An American professional basketball executive who serves as the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers.
A former collegiate and professional basketball player whose front-office career includes significant tenures overseeing roster transactions in the NBA.
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Mike Gansey transitioned to the Sixers with such high hopes, only to have his tenure immediately tested by a viral baseball joke and the relentless 'bad juju' aura surrounding the franchise.
One has to admire Mike Gansey for stepping into the 76ers front office, clearly believing that his portfolio of Cleveland-era transactions was the perfect remedy for Philadelphia's specific brand of chaos.
If being the face of a front-office shift brings this much immediate scrutiny, Mike Gansey is certainly learning that Philadelphia fans treat their new executives with the same warm, gentle touch as a charging defender in the paint.