Bryan Colangelo to 76ers: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

Two-time Executive of the Year Award recipient Bryan Colangelo agreed to become the Philadelphia 76ers' new general manager on April 6, per John Gonzalez of CSN Philadelphia. Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical confirmed the report. 

Colangelo is likely familiar with the team since his father, Jerry, was named the chairman of basketball operations in Philadelphia in December. Colangelo relinquished that role, but he will remain as a special advisor to the team, per Brian Seltzer of Sixers.com.

"This was about giving us the best possible chance to win a championship," 76ers owner Josh Harris told reporters on Sunday. "We need to build a basketball culture." Harris added that Jerry Colangelo was not involved in his son's hiring.

Colangelo had an 11-year tenure with the Phoenix Suns and resigned from the team in February 2006. Toward the end of his time there, he laid the groundwork for a Suns nucleus that featured two-time MVP Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire and innovative coach Mike D'Antoni.

He took the helm of the Toronto Raptors front office right after leaving Phoenix. Colangelo didn't waste any time turning Toronto around, building a roster that allowed the Raptors to win their first-ever division title in 2006-07.

Philadelphia is in similar need of a drastic turnaround, making Colangelo an ideal man for the job, since he's vastly improved two franchises that had struggled before his arrival. The 76ers haven't reached the postseason since the 2011-12 campaign and haven't even reached the 20-win mark since 2012-13. 

Colangelo left his post in Toronto in June 2013, but he has kept busy in recent years as an independent consultant to NBA agents and other executives, in addition to scouting. So he hasn't been totally out of the flow and should be an effective catalyst for change with the 76ers, as he was in prior stops.

On Sunday, Colangelo met with the media, saying he considered the last three seasons in Philadelphia a "measured rebuilding process" and telling reporters that his tenure would be a "moving forward of everything that is in place."

This comes after Marc Stein of ESPN.com reported Wednesday that Sam Hinkie stepped down as general manager and president of basketball operations in Philadelphia. Stein also cited sources who said the 76ers were negotiating at the time to add Colangelo to the front office.

Colangelo told reporters on Sunday that "there was always an intention when I was brought into this that [Hinkie] would be a part of this," adding he spoke to Hinkie to tell him he was "disappointed" they would not be working together.

Despite his previous successes and experience, Colangelo will have his work cut out for him with the 76ers. Hinkie orchestrated a rebuilding effort deemed "The Process" and became reliant on draft picks and young players during his tenure. However, when the former general manager stepped down, Philadelphia was a league-worst 47-195 since 2013-14.

Ideally, Colangelo will speed up any process for a Philadelphia franchise that used to compete for playoff spots on an annual basis.