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The Hungry Jack’s NBL is pleased to …

The Hungry Jack’s NBL is pleased to announce it has awarded the licence for the Illawarra Hawks to a syndicate of local and overseas investors to lead the foundation club into an exciting new era. The syndicate includes Australian entrepreneur and former co-owner of the Sydney Kings, Dorry Kordahi, prominent former NBA executive Bryan Colangelo and US businessman and basketball influencer Michael Proctor.

Bryan Colangelo said: “Australian …

Bryan Colangelo said: “Australian basketball with its great history has been on a significant rise for many years now and the NBL has played a significant role in growing the sport’s awareness and participation levels, while developing some of the best athlete and coaching talent the world has to offer. We are thrilled to be selected as new partners with the league and pledge to outperform the expectations placed on us and deliver for Hawks fans.”

Former Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo buys stake in Illawarra Hawks

Former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo has bought a stake in an Australian team.

Fans of the Philadelphia 76ers do not remember former general manager Bryan Colangelo fondly. After all, Colangelo made some questionable moves during his time with the Sixers, and who could ever forget the controversial burner twitter accounts?

Since then, Colangelo has been biding his time looking to make his next move. He did interview for the general manager position for the Chicago Bulls before it went to Arturas Karnisovas. It sounds like he has found his next move.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Colangelo has bought a stake in the Australian team Illawarra Hawks. Woj on the transaction:

This is Colangelo’s first foray back into professional basketball since his untidy exit in Philadelphia, where a social media controversy led to his resignation in 2018. A Sixers investigation revealed that his wife, Barbara, had operated multiple twitter accounts and shared private information and opinions on the Sixers and team rivals.

Colangelo does have some Australian basketball experience as Woj explains:

Colangelo worked with the longtime Australian national coach, Brett Brown, with the 76ers. One of the groups that pursued a purchase of Illawarra included the franchise’s star player of the past season: point guard LaMelo Ball. There had been serious discussions on a close on a deal that never materialized.

This is a good opportunity for Colangelo to revitalize his basketball career. [lawrence-related id=33131,33121,33113]

Bryan Colangelo buys ownership stake on Australian team

Former Philadelphia 76ers GM and two-time NBA executive of the year Bryan Colangelo has purchased an ownership stake and will assume an advisory role with the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League, sources tell ESPN. Colangelo is partnering with Australian (Dorry Kordahi) and American (Michael Proctor) businessmen to purchase a stake in the team, sources said.

Yaron Weitzman on new 76ers’ book “Tanking to the Top”

Yaron Weitzman shares stories from his new book “Tanking to the Top,” which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Philadelphia 76ers’ tank.

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On this episode of The HoopsHype Podcast, Alex Kennedy is joined by Bleacher Report’s Yaron Weitzman, who wrote the book, “Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and The Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports.” Alex and Yaron discuss the 76ers’ tanking, behind-the-scenes stories from “The Process” and more. Time-stamps are below!

1:50: This is Yaron’s first book. He discusses how it came together and why he chose to write about the 76ers’ tanking.

3:50: Yaron writes that he initially thought he was writing the NBA version of “Moneyball,” but he quickly realized that wasn’t the case when Sam Hinkie chose not to participate. He talks about that challenge and how the book he wrote differs from the one he initially envisioned.

6:35: The Sixers didn’t participate either, which Yaron discusses.

9:40: Yaron discusses the process of writing this book and how it differed from writing articles for Bleacher Report.

12:10: In the book, Yaron writes about Allen Iverson’s departure from Philly, Doug Collins refusing to use analytics and the awful Andrew Bynum trade – all of which helped Hinkie initially get hired.

15:10: Yaron discusses Hinkie’s background. Hinkie actually got his start in the NFL, working for the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texas before moving over the NBA.

18:00: Yaron talks about some of his favorite behind-the-stories that he learned while doing the interviews and research for this book.

21:05: Many NBA agents were adamantly opposed to “The Process,” which Yaron details in the book. He discusses why agents were so unhappy and shares a story about Excel refusing to do business with Hinkie.

23:35: What was the mood like around those tanking 76ers teams? On one hand, there were no expectations. On the other hand, Yaron says that Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel butted heads behind-the-scenes.

25:25: Would those young 76ers teams have benefited from more veteran leadership at times?

29:30: In addition to finding Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, “The Process” also allowed the 76ers to find diamonds in the rough like Robert Covington, TJ McConnell and Jerami Grant among others.

31:30: Not only did Hinkie load up on draft picks, he improved Philadelphia’s technology, facility and player-development staff (which often gets overlooked).

33:30: Yaron discusses Embiid’s background. When he moved to the United States, he was shy, didn’t speak much English and had no friends. Yaron discusses his upbringing and how he was able to come out of his shell.

37:00: What are some things that Hinkie should have done differently?

40:05: One of the most interesting chapters in the book is about Markelle Fultz and his struggles after being drafted No. 1 overall. Yaron talks about what he learned while researching that chapter.

42:45: Yaron also writes about Bryan Colangelo losing his job because of burner accounts, with details about what was tweeted from the burner accounts, how those tweets came to light and much more.

46:00: Will we ever see a tank like “The Process” again?

Click here to order “Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and The Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports.”

NBA fans react to the Bulls reportedly talking to former 76ers exec Bryan Colangelo

Yes, it’s THAT Colangelo. With the burner accounts.

Before today, it was pretty hard to fathom that Bryan Colangelo could potentially be an executive for an NBA team again. At least in the near future.

While he got some love for building the foundation for the 76ers and the whole “process,” he also traded up for Markelle Fultz who ended up…well…we still don’t really know. If that’s not enough for you, remember the whole thing about the burner account his wife supposedly set up? Yeah, this is that same guy.

Yet, somehow, here he is two years later being considered for a job again. Colangelo interviewed for the Chicago Bulls GM job after they reassigned former executives John Paxson and Gar Forman.

What a transition that would be for Bulls fans. Go from the guys who’ve turned your favorite team into a dumpster fire to the guy who has his own share of issues. Spectacular.

NBA Twitter, as it always does, had some pretty good jokes. Particularly about his collars. The a

The account that was supposedly a burner account for his wife got into it with a fan on Twitter after the fan said Colangelo’s collars were big. The response? “That is a normal collar. Move on. Find a new slant.”

So, of course, NBA Twitter took that and ran with it today.

And Bulls Twitter? Bulls Twitter was just sad. Poor, poor Bulls Twitter.

What a time. There are going to be so many jokes next season if the Bulls hire him. They probably won’t, but we can dream.

Former Sixers GM Bryan Colangelo interviewed for Bulls’ top spot

The Chicago Bulls are interviewing former Philadelphia 76ers GM Bryan Colangelo.

These are some weird times we’re living in. The world is on hold due to the fast spread of coronavirus and now the Chicago Bulls are looking for a new top basketball operations executive with their eyes turned to a former Philadelphia 76ers general manager. A man by the name of Bryan Colangelo.

Yes, that same Bryan Colangelo who was caught using burner Twitter accounts in order to defend himself and even criticize members of the team. The same guy whose collars were too long. Considering the magnitude of his mistake with the burner accounts, it was to be assumed that he would never get an opportunity in the NBA again.

Never say never, though, as the Bulls have interviewed Colangelo in their quest to fill the position currently held by the tandem of John Paxson and Gar Forman.

Colangelo getting another chance after his disastrous end in Philadelphia is ridiculous. Obviously, he has not been hired yet, but if the Bulls were to make a move such as this one, then it would have to be qualified as crazy. [lawrence-related id=29072,29063,29053]