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Joel Embiid discusses origin of ‘The Process’ nickname, admiration for Sam Hinkie

If you feel former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie was wrongfully let go by the organization, don’t worry: Joel Embiid agrees.

The evidence? His adopted nickname, obviously.

Making an appearance on the latest episode of Golden State Warrior Draymond Green’s podcast, The Draymond Green Show, Embiid was questioned by Green about his decision to embrace “The Process” as a nickname in his first couple of years in the NBA, with the latter calling it a genius move.

As a Hinkie draft pick back in 2014, Embiid acknowledged the league as a whole not being very receptive to “The Process.