Roundtable: Thoughts on Bryan Colangelo’s alleged burner accounts

BOSTON, MA - MAY 9: Bryan Colangelo of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics on May 9, 2018 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MAY 9: Bryan Colangelo of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics on May 9, 2018 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
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PHILADELPHIA – NOVEMBER 29: Bryan Colangelo, Ernie Grunfeld, and Sonny Hill talk before the game between the Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers on November 29, 2017 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA – NOVEMBER 29: Bryan Colangelo, Ernie Grunfeld, and Sonny Hill talk before the game between the Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers on November 29, 2017 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

Tyler King

The fact that something like this is even real is amazing in and of itself. We’ve always heard about Colangelo’s disdain for Sam Hinkie, the Process trusters and the whole Trust the Process mantra as a whole.

Whether it’s him or someone close to him that he complains to (for the record, I think it’s his wife), it’s clear that Colangelo is a very, very insecure person and I feel bad for him that these things bother him this much. But that doesn’t take away from just how crazy this story is and some of the things that were tweeted by these accounts.

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Even if it’s someone close to him like it’s suspected, talking about things like Jahlil Okafor failing a physical that caused a trade to fall through (something never reported on) is not something the president of basketball operations should be doing. I honestly don’t see any way in which Colangelo is still with the team at the start of next season.

It sucks for the team that all of this has to take place surrounding the man in charge of day-to-day operations with just over a month until the franchise’s most critical free agency period this century. If the Sixers are still dead set on acquiring a big time name in free agency, LeBron James or Paul George, or in a trade, Kawhi Leonard, then this matter HAS to be resolved quickly.