The Philadelphia 76ers frequently talked about adding a front office executive well-versed in analytics.

However, the 76ers eventually settled on a traditional general manager in Tony Di Leo.

“I have a formula that I have been using,” DiLeo said, “but what we are planning will take it to a whole different level of advanced analytics.  That’s the approach the ownership group has. They want to make sure that our front office has every advantage. It’s important to them to make sure that nobody is better prepared to make decisions.”

The 76ers want to hire someone to ascribe value to draft picks, free agents and any other parts of the process that go beyond traditional player evaluation.

“You can’t let it dominate your decisions; there has to be a happy marriage,” is how DiLeo described it.