With a surprise break in NBA action, it’s a great time to take a retrospective look at the last 100, er, six years of the Philadelphia 76ers rebuild and rise to competitiveness. Joel Embiid has been at the center of it all.
Nicknamed (by himself, which is something only someone like Embiid can do) ‘The Process’, Embiid is one in the same with the Sixers rebuild. He is the prized piece of the rebuild, also referred to as ‘The Process’ envisioned by Sam Hinkie.
The idea with the Embiid selection at third overall in 2014 was simple.