Sunday will mark 10 years to the day that Sam Hinkie was hired to steward the next era of Sixers basketball.
Despite his detractors, Hinkie’s impact was largely positive and his fingerprints are all over the success the organization has had in the last decade. No move was bigger than drafting a seven-footer from Cameroon back in 2014. There was obvious risk with selecting Joel Embiid out of Kansas, but Hinkie made a bold pick and the rest is history.
Hinkie acquired picks not just to eventually draft players, but also for the opportunity to move assets to trade for star talent.