For the second time in as many drafts during his tenure as 76ers general manager, Sam Hinkie acquired an injured big man on Draft Night 2014, selecting Joel Embiid with the third-overall pick. While Sixers fans will have to wait until Summer League to get a glimpse of him playing in a real basketball game, they were treated all season long through the magic of Vine to glimpses of the Cameroonian's potential:
Embiid's pregame workouts this season became the Wells Fargo Center's version of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa bashing homers out of the park during batting practice back in 1998.