With two seasons of general manager Sam Hinkie's rebuilding project in the books, the Philadelphia 76ers are looking to Year 3 as the one that will finally see measurable gains.
The Sixers have won just 37 combined games over the last two campaigns, a trying span defined mostly by roster turnover. To wit: Last season, midway through a 19-win showing, Philadelphia traded starting point guard and reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal that netted the Los Angeles Lakers' 2016 top-three-protected first-round pick.
That's the story of the Sixers' direction under Hinkie.