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Sam Hinkie praises Vince Rozman, thinks he’s a future GM in the making

“At some point soon someone really smart is going to hand him the keys.”

The Oklahoma City Thunder made waves in the NBA when it was reported that the front office signed Philadelphia 76ers executive Vince Rozman as the scouting department as VP of Identification and Intelligence.

Rozman spent 16 years with the 76ers and worked his way up from intern to assistant general manager. Rozman is a versatile front office member as he specializes in scouting, analytics, strategy and a salary cap guru.

On Twitter, former Sixers general manager Sam Hinkie spoke glowingly about Rozman and said that he’s going to be a future general manager one day.

“Vince Rozman is incredible. He’s also a hidden gem because he deflects credit so graciously,” said Hinkie. “He’s great with people, at evaluating talent, at systems, as a communication. The Thunder made a brilliant hire. At some point soon someone really smart is going to hand him the keys.”

Rozman worked under Hinkie from 2013 to 2016, where he famously was the orchestrator of “The Process” Sixers, who were a tanking team for multiple season.

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Woj: Thunder add Sixers executive Vince Rozman to front office

Vince Rozman will be VP of Identification and Intelligence.

The Oklahoma City Thunder spent Wednesday beefing up their non-player roles.

After adding renown shooting coach Chip Engelland to their coaching staff, the Thunder also added former Philadelphia 76ers executive Vince Rozman in the scouting department as VP of Identification and Intelligence, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.

Rozman spent 15 years with the Sixers, where he worked his way up from intern to assistant general manager. Rozman worked in analytics, strategics, scouting and was a salary cap guru with the Sixers.

Rozman also played a role in the Sixers drafting players such as Tyrese Maxey, Matisse Thybulle and Shake Milton.

The Thunder have been relatively quiet in the offseason in terms of players, but were busy on Wednesday adding significant people to their coaching staff and front office.

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VP of scouting Vince Rozman leaving Sixers after 15 years to join Thunder

VP of scouting Vince Rozman will leave the Philadelphia 76ers to join the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Philadelphia 76ers are losing a vital part of their scouting department as their vice president of scouting, Vince Rozman, will leave the organization after 15 seasons with the team. He started off as an intern with the team and worked his way up, but now it’s time for a new chapter.

Rozman will leave the Sixers to go join the Oklahoma City Thunder for the role of VP of Identification and Intelligence. He was a big part of Philadelphia being able to land the likes of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in the draft as he has led the scouting department in their deep dives on their potential fits with the team and helping the team grow.

Rozman will now look to continue to build the Thunder and continue to grow their group within their rebuild. Oklahoma City is armed with a ton of picks so this will be a great opportunity for him to help their franchise move forward.

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Focus for the Sixers in 2020 NBA draft revealed by their VP of Scouting

There is some insight on what the Philadelphia 76ers are focusing on when it comes to the draft.

The Philadelphia 76ers are getting set for what promises to be an interesting draft night on Wednesday. They have the 21st pick in the draft after having the pick convey from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and there are plenty of options.

In order to prepare for this draft, they have had to lean a lot more on their scouting department. They have needed to lean more on them to make sure general manager Elton Brand and new President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey will be able to figure it out in an interesting draft year.

So, what exactly is the team’s focus in this draft? Is it shooting? Are they looking specifically for somebody to fill their needs right now or are they looking for a trade?

Just like in 2019 when they selected Matisse Thybulle and Marial Shayok, it comes down to who has the staying power to stay in the league and not necessarily anything specific.

“I think when you look back at last year, we ended up with Matisse and Mar, I don’t think there was a specific target for a perimeter defender,” said VP of Scouting Vince Rozman. “I think if we didn’t get Matisse, we probably would’ve ended up with somebody that had a much different profile. Our primary focus is [to] get guys that can 1, 2, 3 years down the road are still in the league and useful. Whatever skill they’re providing, they’re somebody we can put on the court and contribute as our primary focus.”

The 2020 draft has been considered weak by some prognosticators. However, if the Sixers can find what they’re looking for at No. 21, then they can probably walk away feeling they had themselves a solid draft.

“Usually when you look back at drafts outside of those top few picks that really dictate whether a draft was good or not, it’s a little bit of the eye of the beholder,” Rozman added. “If you’re in the teens and you want to find a big or a wing or a guard or scorer or perimeter defender or whatnot, I think you can kind of lean toward whichever direction you want. I think this draft is pretty similar. It provides a lot of different options at a lot of different positions or a lot of different archetypes. If you value one, you probably view that as the strength of this draft.”

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Sixers VP of Scouting hints that Daryl Morey could trade their draft pick

Philadelphia 76ers VP of Scouting Vince Rozman hints that Daryl Morey could trade their Round 1 draft pick.

The 2020 NBA draft is two days away and the Philadelphia 76ers have a lot of options to examine with their pick at 21. They can either make the pick at 21 and bring in a player who needs some development or they can trade the pick for a player to help win right now.

New President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey has a tendency to make any big trades in order to get rid of draft picks for players who can help right away. He has been in Philadelphia for two weeks, officially, and he has a lot of work to do in this short amount of time.

All of that can make him a bit unpredictable in a time such as this one.

“It’s hard to say where exactly his head is and how he views those five picks,” said VP of Scouting Vince Rozman. “I think where I’m happy is our scouting staff was on the ready and once we got Daryl on board, I think we quickly were able to prepare him where we were on all of these guys. Houston didn’t have any, let alone, one up in the first round so our goal was to catch him up on these guys as quick as possible.”

The reason why the Houston Rockets do not have any picks in this draft is that Morey sent their picks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Robert Covington deal. That means, he could absolutely trade this 21st pick on Wednesday in order to bring in a player who can help the Sixers right away.

Especially after dissecting Rozman’s initial quote. It is hard to tell what Morey is thinking right now. He could be coming in here and thinking he has to go get a guy right now who can help Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid right now.

“I think what you have to do is go through every option in any possible scenario with any of those picks so you’re prepared to make the right decision,” Rozman added. “When you’re on the clock or leading into the draft, I think we’re prepared to execute whichever one of those we see as best at the moment.”

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Sixers VP of Scouting says new front office hierarchy working nicely

Philadelphia 76ers VP of Scouting Vince Rozman explains that the new front office has worked out well.

The Philadelphia 76ers have undergone a lot of different changes since their Round 1 sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics back in August. They have brought in a new President of Basketball Operations, a new coach, and a variety of changes up and down the front office.

Due to the abbreviated offseason, the concern is that these changes will cause issues when it comes to the major offseason moves the team was destined to make. With the NBA draft up first, there was a school of thought that maybe the decision would come down to Daryl Morey and Elton Brand and there would be no input from anybody else.

However, Vice President of Scouting Vince Rozman says that has not been the case so far.

“I think it’s been great, honestly,” said Rozman. “There’s not a newness. It feels as we’re arguing through concepts or players, it feels like we have been in the room together years already. I think Daryl’s very eager to learn from people and get their opinions to utilize his staff and form his own opinion. I’m excited going forward. I think the rapport has been awesome. It’s been a fun experience.”

That is a good thing to hear if you’re a Sixers fan. Not only are Morey and Doc Rivers here, but there are also big changes such as bringing in Peter Dinwiddie as the new Executive Vice President and Prosper Karangwa as VP of Player Personnel. Both Dinwiddie and Karangwa figure to be involved in a lot of the basketball decisions for this team.

There have been obvious challenges right now. The team is undergoing a lot of these changes while also going through a global pandemic that changes the way a lot of people do things. However, the work that the scouting department has done over the past few weeks has allowed the Sixers to be ready for the offseason despite the challenges.

“I think the challenge is what we’ve all faced over these last few months,” Rozman added. “It’s like how do you deal with COVID? Our scouting staff is still remote. Our coaching staff is just trickling in now because we’re trying to keep the building clean. I think we’re exceedingly prepared. The scouts have been on these guys for the draft forever now and I think we’ve been able to get deeper on guys that time has ever permitted before. To have the knowledge to be able to relay that to any new people that come in the building like we’re ready to go.” [lawrence-related id=39130,39127,39124]