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The 76ers' new executive had a damning criticism of what the team has done wrong

Emmett KnowltonDec 22, 2015, 00:14 IST

Chris Szagola/AP

Two weeks after the Philadelphia 76ers announced they had hired Jerry Colangelo as a "special advisor" to oversee all basketball operations, Colangelo made an appearance on SportsCenter Monday and opened up about the lack of basketball knowledge within the Sixers organization.

Colangelo, who formerly headed USA Basketball, noted that he didn't want to speak negatively about the Sixers organization, but when asked about his decision to hire Mike D'Antoni as an associate head coach, Colengelo spoke frankly about his observations on personnel within the organization, and suffice it to say, he didn't sound impressed.

From SportsCenter:

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