{"id":738338,"date":"2026-05-19T09:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/738338\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:57:21","slug":"phoenix-mercury-could-feel-impact-of-philadelphia-76ers-front-office-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/738338\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Mercury could feel impact of Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 front office search"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX \u2014 Phoenix Mercury general manager Nick U\u2019Ren\u2019s name is circulating in the basketball world as NBA teams continue searching for front-office talent.<\/p>\n

According to NBA correspondent Marc Stein, U\u2019Ren has emerged as a name to watch as the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> look to reshape their front office. With experience in both the WNBA and NBA \u2014 most notably with the Golden State Warriors<\/a> \u2014 the general manager is now being considered for a new position on the East Coast.<\/p>\n

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Phoenix Mercury general manager Nick U\u2019Ren speaks during media day at Footprint Center in Phoenix on May 9, 2024.<\/p>\n

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Since arriving in Phoenix in 2023, U\u2019Ren has overseen a dramatic reshaping of the Mercury. Hired directly from the Golden State organization, he inherited a franchise in transition and quickly modernized the front office approach.<\/p>\n

The Mercury aggressively rebuilt the roster, made blockbuster trades and returned to contender status, culminating in a run to the WNBA Finals that elevated U\u2019Ren\u2019s profile across professional basketball.<\/p>\n

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Before landing in the Valley, U\u2019Ren spent nearly a decade with the Warriors, where he worked closely with former general manager Bob Myers and coach Steve Kerr during Golden State\u2019s championship era. He also previously worked for the Suns and Mercury as a video coordinator early in his career.<\/p>\n

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U\u2019Ren\u2019s connection to Myers, who now helps oversee the 76ers\u2019 search process, naturally links him to the opening. Combined with his success in Phoenix, it makes the general manager a logical candidate for a franchise looking for a fresh front office voice.<\/p>\n

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The interest also carries significance for Phoenix. It signals that the Mercury are recognized as one of the WNBA\u2019s most progressive operations, while highlighting that one of the architects behind the franchise\u2019s turnaround could soon become a target for NBA teams seeking new leadership.<\/p>\n

For now, though, U\u2019Ren remains one of the key figures behind the Mercury\u2019s resurgence as the organization continues building toward another championship run.<\/p>\n

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*Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, and exclusive content. SIGN UP HERE to unlock our premium content!*Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX \u2014 Phoenix Mercury general manager Nick U\u2019Ren\u2019s name is circulating in the basketball world as NBA teams…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3786],"tags":[7,3225,479,164,4025,4024,6,55873,207,6908,12631,255],"class_list":["post-738338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golden-state-warriors","tag-basketball","tag-front-office","tag-golden-state","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-goldenstate","tag-goldenstatewarriors","tag-nba","tag-nick-uren","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-phoenix-mercury","tag-the-mercury","tag-warriors"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116600651410006175","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}