WHILE 76ERS coach Brett Brown has done an unbelievable job of keeping players engaged during two campaigns that produced a combined 37-127 record, there seemed to be a lighter attitude at the team's practice facility yesterday.
Perhaps it was because this year's top draft pick, Jahlil Okafor, was on the floor for the first time with some teammates as the group gets ready for the Utah Summer League, which begins Monday. Perhaps it was due to the trade that president, general manager Sam Hinkie had pulled off late Wednesday night in which he acquired, among other things, an asset the team can use immediately in shooter Nik Stauskas.