While we can’t definitively say The Process worked, the basic premise has already come to fruition. The goal was to add transcendent young talent that was only obtainable through the draft, and Sam Hinkie — in the form of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons — has irrefutably done so.
While Hinkie is no longer with the team, Embiid and Simmons have brought a sense of hope that some Philadelphia 76ers fans weren’t sure they’d get out of this rebuild. One has placed himself into the conversation for best big man in the league, while the other could legitimately be the greatest rookie of all-time.