Brett Brown hired as new Philadelphia 76ers head coach, according to report

According to Liberty Ballers, the Sixers said during Brown’s introduction that they would like to have a coaching staff in place by September.

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That’s a tricky situation to walk into for a first-time NBA head coach like Brown. His agent is smart and pushed for four years guaranteed, which likely means something like $8 million overall. That’s big money for Brown; that’s basically nothing for the Sixers. But the mere fact that the team is scheduled to pay Brown through 2016-17 hardly means that the team will be paying him to coach the team that long. If history is any indication, the team will cut Brown after a couple of sure-to-be rough seasons and eat the remaining salary as a cost of doing business.

What works in Brown’s favor is that his boss, Philly GM Sam Hinkie, is very different from the usual NBA general manager. That may or may not be good in the end, but it’s less likely that Hinkie will cow to NBA norms, one of which is “fire the head coach if your team sucks.” The other item that is different in Brown’s case is that he has a long history as an assistant at the pro level, unlike say Dunlap, who jumped from the Big East to the Southeast Division last year. (Brown also has head coaching experience in international competition.)

The Sixers had their eye on Brown for quite some time, and they put forth an offer on Friday. Negotiations continued over the weekend amid reports that associates close to Brown were urging him to turn down the job because Philadelphia is headed toward a 60-plus loss season.

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