Category: 76ERS

Reading Time: 2 minutesEveryone needs to slow their roll on penciling in the Brooklyn Nets into this year’s NBA Finals. It’s as if people forget who the number one seed in the East has been for the majority of the season. It’s as if people forget the team with the favorite for defensive player of the year and an MVP candidate on the roster. Oh right, the team I am referencing… The best team in the East besides Brooklyn? They reside in the city of Brotherly Love: the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers have been among the league’s elite teams...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe James Harden to Brooklyn trade turned the NBA world upside down. It was a great four team trade for all parties involved. Brooklyn gets its third star they wanted, to push them over the edge. The Rockets remain competitive by getting a good shooting guard in Victor Oladipo, while retaining a HAUL of first round picks to help build for the future. The Pacers got a good young player in Caris LeVert, who can develop into a star alongside Malcolm Brogdon, and Domantas Sabonis. Then finally the Cleveland Cavaliers got a steal in center Jarrett...

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer Sixers GM Sam Hinkie was a genius, not a joke. Even though “The Process” and Hinkie himself are referred to by many as violating the integrity of basketball, it revolutionized the sport. He recognized the essential need of a superstar to win a championship. A top ten player, not just an All-Star, but an MVP caliber player. When looking at NBA Champions the 2003-2004 Pistons were one of the only teams in history to not have a superstar on their team to win a Championship. Hinkie identified that getting a superstar gives you the best...