Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown has agreed to a two-year contract extension that runs through the end of the 2018-19 season, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The extension is expected to be announced at a news conference Friday before the Sixers-Detroit Pistons game in Philadelphia.
Negotiations on the extension had started before the front-office shakeup that elevated chairman Jerry Colangelo over president and general manager Sam Hinkie on Monday.
Brown has been the face of the franchise through the gutting of the roster, often cobbling together lineups that consist of non-NBA-level talent. He has been active meeting with season ticket-holders and sponsors, trying to infuse his enthusiasm into that of selling the franchise's future.
Brown, a longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant, was under contract through the 2016-17 season.
The Sixers' move to extend Brown's contract was made well before Colangelo became involved in the franchise, league sources said. Ownership and senior management were aligned on committing long term to Brown.
Brown has endured two-plus years of a gutted roster, saddled with a 38-149 record. Despite the losing, Brown has made a strong impression inside and outside the franchise for how determined and resourceful his undermanned teams have remained, and how poised he’s been in the face of one of the most taxing coaching assignments in NBA history.
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