Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers is leaving ESPN to take on a major new challenge as president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), giving the championship architect the chance to work across multiple leagues and global franchises. Myers will step into a full-time role overseeing strategic growth and operational alignment across HBSE’s diverse portfolio, which includes the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Premier League club Crystal Palace F.C., and an investment stake in NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing.
According to a report by Adam Schefter, Myers will continue to advise Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris, who also co-owns HBSE, after helping establish the framework of the NFL team’s current leadership group. That effort included the hires of general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn earlier this year.
Despite the addition, HBSE said there will be no changes to the existing reporting structures for its individual properties. The presidents of basketball and hockey operations for the 76ers and Devils will continue to report directly to ownership.
Myers will remain based in California but will travel regularly to the organization’s properties and events on the East Coast and abroad.
“Our goal has been to hire, grow, and retain the best and brightest executives in the world, and we are a stronger, more dynamic organization with the addition of Bob Myers,” Harris and Blitzer said in a joint statement. “His experience as an architect of championship teams will complement our leadership structure and allow HBSE to maximize opportunities across our portfolio.”
For Myers, the move represents the kind of multifaceted, global opportunity he had been seeking since leaving the Warriors in 2023.
He spent the first 14 years of his career as a player agent before joining Golden State’s front office in 2011. Over 12 years, Myers helped build a dynasty, winning NBA titles in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022 while twice earning NBA Executive of the Year honors. After stepping away from the Warriors, Myers joined ESPN as a basketball analyst, appearing on the network’s pre- and post-game coverage throughout the 2023–24 season.
“I’ve always admired how Josh and David have built such an impressive global sports portfolio,” Myers said to ESPN. “This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with talented leaders across the world’s biggest sports leagues and to create competitive advantages for our athletes and teams. That’s exactly the type of challenge I was looking for.”
Myers also thanked ESPN executives Bob Iger and Jimmy Pitaro, along with his colleagues at the network, for what he called “an incredible experience” during his time there.
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