The 76ers plan to compile assets, salary-cap space, and draft picks has been successful.
That doesn't soften the blow in regards to public perception. Nor does it make it any less difficult for players to cope while the franchise sacrifices seasons for the sake of "the process."
And things are only going to get worse, which is hard to imagine.
The franchise is recognized as the poster child of tanking gone wrong. It has been laughed at from the start, and the laughter is only getting louder.
That's because the belief was that things were going to be better in this, the third season of the rebuilding process.