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The Hinkie Model: Draft, Stash, Eating Cash

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie is notorious for loading up on current and future second round picks, which brings skepticism from analysts and fans. The skepticism increases when those second round picks are used on no-name international players whose chances of coming over to the NBA are slim to none.

Sixers fans have experienced the feeling of obtaining guys like Arturas Gudaitis and Cenk Akyol. It’s almost a feeling of despair, but more of a feeling of utter confusion. But as Sam Hinkie’s fan army preaches to us around the parking lot of the Wells Fargo Center, we must trust the process.