The rebuilt Washington Wizards' front office has added another longtime NBA veteran to its mix. Tony DiLeo, the former Philadelphia 76ers' GM and head coach and a longtime member of the organization, will come aboard as a scout, according to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski.
DiLeo had been with the 76ers for over 20 years (!) before being let go as part of new general manager Sam Hinkie's front-office purge. He was the team's assistant general manager from 2003 to 2012, with a brief break to actually coach the team when Maurice Cheeks was fired in 2008. (He led the 76ers to the first round of the playoffs and had them up 2-1 on the third-seeded Magic before they fell apart). He then briefly took over as the head general manager for a year before Hinkie was hired.
DiLeo, then, has seen it all. He comes recommended from one of our 76ers bloggers at Liberty Ballers.
@MikePradaSBN @WojYahooNBA that's a good hire, did especially well with 2nd round talent while here
— Sean O'Connor (@soconnor76) September 27, 2013
So that's cool. Hopefully, this leads to better drafting.