Since Sam Hinkie took over as the Sixers general manager and pulled the trigger on a trade that sent All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday to the New Orleans Pelicans for Nerlens Noel and a 2014 first-round pick, much has been made about Philadelphia’s strategy to bottom out, collect assets, and maintain optionality. Or as it’s more popularly known — “tanking.”
Everyone has their own take on tanking. Some Sixers fans seem to completely buy into the idea of it, almost being cult-like in their trust for Sam Hinkie. Then you have others who are completely against the idea and can’t even seem to wrap their mind around it.