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After making progress on an agreement to become the Toronto Raptors’ general manager, talks with Philadelphia 76ers GM Ed Stefanski have stalled, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Friday. Two sources with knowledge of the talks used the term “hit a snag” to describe the state of the discussions. Yahoo! Sports

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It’s unclear what caused the talks between Toronto president Bryan Colangelo and Stefanski to come undone, but several sources said what seemed inevitable a week ago – the hiring of Stefanski – has been derailed. Stefanski is trying to become more engaged in the Trail Blazers’ search, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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Alex Kennedy: The Portland Trail Blazers continue to search for a general manager. Jeff Bower, Jim Paxson, Larry Harris and Ed Stefanski among candidates. Twitter

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Alex Kennedy: Ed Stefanski is expected be hired as the next general manager of the Toronto Raptors, according to league sources. Twitter

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Philadelphia 76ers executive Ed Stefanski is engaged in advanced talks with the Toronto Raptors to take over as general manager, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Stefanski would move into the franchise’s No. 2 basketball executive job under president Bryan Colangelo. Stefanski, who is in the final year of his deal in Philadelphia and has the GM title, knows he probably won’t be retained after his contract expires, sources said. Stefanski lost his spot as the Sixers’ top decision maker a year ago to Rod Thorn, and now the franchise is waiting for the NBA to approve the team’s sale to a New York investment group. Yahoo! Sports

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The Raptors’ list has been whittled to Stefanski and former New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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Joe Freeman: Miller would not name any of the candidates he has interviewed and refused to name the people he intends to interview in the future. But a league source told me former New Orleans GM Jeff Bower and Philadelphia GM Ed Stefanski will be among the #Blazers' new GM targets. Twitter

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Toronto Raptors president Bryan Colangelo has completed interviews with four candidates for a high-ranking executive job, leagues sources told Yahoo! Sports. Philadelphia 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski, San Antonio Spurs assistant GM Dennis Lindsey, Indiana Pacers pro personnel director Kevin Prichard and former New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower traveled to Toronto in recent weeks to meet with Colangelo, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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Former Nets GM Ed Stefanski appears to be on his way out in Philly, with the Sixers' new ownership, headed by New York-based billionaire Joshua Harris, making plans to revamp the front office. New York Daily News

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But Stefanski, who serves under Rod Thorn, as he did in New Jersey, shouldn't be out of work for too long. The Raptors are interested in having him fill the same front- office position left vacant when Masai Ujiri left to become Denver's executive vice president of basketball operations. Sources say that Stefanski also has interest in a position with the Knicks if they decide to bring in another basketball executive. Once Stefanski's post is open in Philly, the Sixers are expected to take a look at John Gabriel, who started out in Philly in the 80's, working under GM Billy Cunningham, and has been with the Knicks the past few seasons as an executive under Donnie Walsh. New York Daily News

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Speaking of searches....all remains quiet in the hunt for Donnie Walsh's successor. As we've reported here and in the pages of Newsday several times, the candidates appear to be in-house lieutenants Glen Grunwald and Mark Warkentien and 76ers GM Ed Stefanski, with the latter getting some interest from the Toronto Raptors. Newsday

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Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski will interview for the same position with the Toronto Raptors early next month, an NBA source told the Daily News. The Raptors got in touch with Stefanski before the team's sale to a group led by Joshua Harris was even reported in June. Stefanski is among the "front-runners" for the job, Yahoo Sports reported Thursday, also identifying former New Orleans GM Jeff Bower and San Antonio assistant GM Dennis Lindsey. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Bryan Colangelo recently received a contract extension as Toronto's president of basketball operations and has operated without a GM. He is searching for another person to handle some of the workload. The Raptors hired Dwayne Casey as head coach last month. The source also said Stefanski is on a short list of candidates to become president of the Knicks. Their former president, Donnie Walsh, decided not to return to the team when his contract expired last month. There is no timetable for a meeting with the Knicks. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Despite reports that he was a finalist for the position, Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski hasn’t yet interviewed for the Toronto Raptors’ vacant GM position, according to a source. Stefanski, who has been granted permission to speak with other teams, is expected to interview with the Raptors sometime in the next few weeks, however. Of course, since the NBA lockout is expected to drag on throughout the summer, there’s no rush to fill vacant management positions. CSNPhilly.com

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Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski is a finalist for the same job with the Toronto Raptors, a league source confirmed to the Daily News today. The Raptors actually got in touch with Stefanski some time ago, before the team's sale to Joshua Harris and Co. was even reported. That sale became finalized Wednesday. The source also said that Stefanski is on a short list of candidates to become president of the New York Knicks. Their former president, Donnie Walsh, decided not to return to the team when his contract expired at the end of last month. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Three candidates have emerged as frontrunners for the Toronto Raptors’ general manager job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Former New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower, Philadelphia 76ers GM Ed Stefanski and San Antonio assistant GM Dennis Lindsey are three focuses of the franchise to work under Toronto president Bryan Colangelo, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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No formal interviews have been conducted, sources said, but Colangelo has started the process of getting permission from teams to talk to candidates. It may not be until August that Colangelo starts formal interviews for the job. Colangelo has held the title of president and GM, but has said he’s willing to cede the GM title for the right candidate. Bower was fired as Hornets GM in 2010, just weeks after he was close to replacing Rod Thorn as the New Jersey Nets GM. Bower was Thorn’s choice, but Nets coach Avery Johnson fought to keep Bower out of New Jersey because he was still angry that Bower didn’t want him as Hornets coach. Yahoo! Sports

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Alan Hahn: Candidates to replace Walsh likely to include: Mark Warkentien, Kevin Pritchard and Ed Stefanski. Twitter

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Stefanski has another year left on his contract. Will he be back next year? Ed Snider: This is this year. We evaluate everything on an annual basis. Q: So you're not ready to decide yet? Ed Snider: No. But it's up to [team president] Rod Thorn. That decision wouldn't be made by me, anyway. Philadelphia Inquirer

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The executive said Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri has spoken with Ed Stefanski. Philadelphia Inquirer

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