David Heller

[fl311]

David Heller is a minority owner with the Sixers who has had zero experience in NBA day to day operations, yet has had a pretty big say over the past 8 years.

Sounds like he is no longer part of the organization.

He has had alot of say over the years and was primarily responsible for the Bridges/Zhaire trade, plus the Butler/Harris trades.

Not sure how long ago he sold his interest, but this might be a pretty big deal.

[Sixerscan]

Why did he leave?

[fl311]

Why did he leave?

This is just speculation but i would think it has something to do with the Front Office and the direction the team will go.

Personally i am good with anyone who has no NBA experience being removed from the front office. Unfortunately the owner is not going anywhere right now

[nickbman]

Praying for the day when Josh Harris disappears.

[Sixerscan]

Why did he leave?

This is just speculation but i would think it has something to do with the Front Office and the direction the team will go.

Personally i am good with anyone who has no NBA experience being removed from the front office. Unfortunately the owner is not going anywhere right now

Well it sounds like he has 8 years of front office experience at this point

Who knows, maybe he got bored or is trying to get a bigger stake in another team.

[BarkleyFan]

Are you saying this may mean the front office is changing course and Heller doesn't want to be a part of it?

[PhilasFinest]

Hey, if this guy was behind the recent draft....im all for him kicking rocks.

[Sixersftw]

I'm interested to know what was the FO sea change that prompted this. The change from Hinkie to BC was jarring but from BC to Elton doesn't seem like a wholesale departure of form.

[fl311]

I have no inside info on why he left.

The hiring of Brand was pretty simple. They did not want to hire someone and hand over full authority.

[PhillyFan11]

I know there were some faint rumors...but is there any proof or sound info that David Heller was “heavily involved” in these trades? Because if he was we should probably be more worried about this ownership group than we originally thought.

[AirP.]

Here's some info I came across...

The article from last September has a lot of good info that's worth reading, including Brown liking Bridges more than Harris, but the extra compensation was too good to pass up.

Smith was identified as the guy with the most incredible upside, and they pushed to get him, and Brown signed off grudgingly.

But sources have said that limited partner David Heller, a businessman and former Goldman Sachs executive, was running the show in Colangelo's absence, and that he, more than Brown, was the acting general manager at least through the NBA draft process if not the whole offseason. Sources have said that co-managing owner Josh Harris listens entirely to Heller.

Sources have said that Heller's role gradually increased during Sam Hinkie's tenure as president of basketball operations and GM. The sources said, on occasion, Heller would run the staff meetings when Hinkie wasn't present.

The entire night in the draft room, all Heller said was, "This is the last time we'll have a high pick. We've got to swing for the highest upside. We've got to find the third star," according to a source.

A source said, prior to the Brand hiring, that there are some front-office personnel who go along with Heller and try not to ruffle his feathers. When they disagree, they have to "massage his ego" to get what they want.

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/sixers/elton-brand-sixers-gm-76ers-ownership-david-heller-nba-20180922.html

[Negrodamus]

I don't know, maybe Heller is a person I prefer calling the shots in the draft. Thybulle definitely doesn't seem like a "highest upside" pick.

[BullyKing]

I'm typically against owner meddling but he was absolutely right on needing to use that last high pick on a high upside player.

[PhilasFinest]

I don't know, maybe Heller is a person I prefer calling the shots in the draft. Thybulle definitely doesn't seem like a "highest upside" pick.

And either does Mikal Bridges...

This might not be a good thing lol. Maybe he left because Brand/Brown etc were taking on a bigger role?

[kriss73]

I found this:

August 24, 2018:
“Yes, they want a name general manager. But they’re also looking for someone who doesn’t have the final say, so to speak,” said Pompey. “They want to do it all like a group decision. There’s a guy in the ownership group. His name is David Heller. He’s one of these guys from New York. When Sam Hinkie was the GM, from what you hear, is he was a guy who was basically running the meetings, and he had a heavy hand in the decision making. And at this particular time, he again has a heavy hand in the decision making.”

Well, he seems to me a guy who was on board with the plan to build for the future and to build a sustenible franchise.
Maybe if he left is because we're heavy going all in with no flexibility in the future?

[AirP.]

I found this:

August 24, 2018:
“Yes, they want a name general manager. But they’re also looking for someone who doesn’t have the final say, so to speak,” said Pompey. “They want to do it all like a group decision. There’s a guy in the ownership group. His name is David Heller. He’s one of these guys from New York. When Sam Hinkie was the GM, from what you hear, is he was a guy who was basically running the meetings, and he had a heavy hand in the decision making. And at this particular time, he again has a heavy hand in the decision making.”

Well, he seems to me a guy who was on board with the plan to build for the future and to build a sustenible franchise.
Maybe if he left is because we're heavy going all in with no flexibility in the future?

Yeah, from that article I posted the link from...

Sources have said that Heller's role gradually increased during Sam Hinkie's tenure as president of basketball operations and GM. The sources said, on occasion, Heller would run the staff meetings when Hinkie wasn't present.

[FireMorey]

David Heller is a minority owner with the Sixers who has had zero experience in NBA day to day operations, yet has had a pretty big say over the past 8 years.

Sounds like he is no longer part of the organization.

He has had alot of say over the years and was primarily responsible for the Bridges/Zhaire trade, plus the Butler/Harris trades.

Not sure how long ago he sold his interest, but this might be a pretty big deal.

That’s minority GOVERNOR now, not owner.

C’mon not nearly enough wokeness in this thread.

Spoiler:

obvious sarcasm

[kriss73]

I found this:

August 24, 2018:
“Yes, they want a name general manager. But they’re also looking for someone who doesn’t have the final say, so to speak,” said Pompey. “They want to do it all like a group decision. There’s a guy in the ownership group. His name is David Heller. He’s one of these guys from New York. When Sam Hinkie was the GM, from what you hear, is he was a guy who was basically running the meetings, and he had a heavy hand in the decision making. And at this particular time, he again has a heavy hand in the decision making.”

Well, he seems to me a guy who was on board with the plan to build for the future and to build a sustenible franchise.
Maybe if he left is because we're heavy going all in with no flexibility in the future?

Yeah, from that article I posted the link from...

Sources have said that Heller's role gradually increased during Sam Hinkie's tenure as president of basketball operations and GM. The sources said, on occasion, Heller would run the staff meetings when Hinkie wasn't present.

didn't notice your post, sorry

[AirP.]

didn't notice your post, sorry

No... it was in the article, I didn't quote that part. The article has a bunch of stuff I'd like to quote, I feel I quoted too much from it already.

[kingofthecourt67]

Seems like he was doing okay? lol