Bob Myers’ arrival comes as Sixers enter prove-it season

Bob Myers is joining the 76ers’ ownership group at a pretty interesting time.

Philadelphia just finished a year that started with Finals expectations and ended with a 24–58 record. Some of that was injuries — Joel Embiid’s knee and Paul George’s absence derailed everything — but plenty of it was underperformance.

The Sixers looked disjointed, inconsistent, and nowhere close to the team they thought they were building.

So now here comes Myers, the man who helped build four champions in Golden State, leaving ESPN and stepping into an executive role with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment.

Officially, he’ll be focused on the business side, not basketball operations. But unofficially, this feels like a steady hand entering the picture just in case things don’t turn around quickly.

Daryl Morey remains in charge of basketball decisions, and ownership says nothing changes structurally. Still, the optics are hard to ignore.

When a proven winner like Myers joins your organization right after a lost season, it sends a message. The Sixers want accountability. They want results.

If Embiid and George get healthy, the roster’s good enough to compete, perhaps contend.

But if this season looks anything like the last one, Myers’ role could start feeling a lot less “big picture” and a lot more hands-on.