Quote (DeRozan @ Apr 5 2022 10:51pm)

I'd consider it a success if they made a finals -- or at least two conference finals ....

But being a second round punching bag doesn't seem like a win from THAT many top 10 draft picks over 4 years

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Some executives with the Philadelphia 76ers didn't want Bryan Colangelo to draft Markelle Fultz with the No. 1 overall pick last year.

Per The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor, the divide between Sixers executives and Colangelo started during Fultz's private workout with the team last June:

Quote (Sixers @ Apr 6 2022 12:06am)

They had four top picks over four years. #3, #3, #1, #1. Half of them (2/4) turned out to be All-Stars (Simmons and Embiid) and the other two busts (Okafor and Fultz).

Otherwise, they had a few draft picks that were 10th or higher.

I'd say it turned out just fine. The draft is a coin toss and like Hinkie said in his resignation letter....the goal is to get as many top picks as possible because it's a crap shoot and you're going to miss on some. All it took was hitting on a few to completely turn the franchise around though.

Keep in mind that Fultz trade and pick was a Colangelo move, and Colangelo was a total disaster GM forced on the team by the NBA. In fact, Colangelo apparently overruled front office execs to draft Fultz #1:

Quote (DeRozan @ 5 Apr 2022 20:07)

Isn’t bubbles Indian ?

Quote (Crunkt @ Apr 6 2022 02:47am)

Is everybody seeing what Im seeing?

Raptors Philly Round 1?

Quote (Sixers @ Apr 5 2022 10:56am)

lol it obviously is, even if Colangelo messed a lot of things up after Hinkie was forced out.

They went from the worst record in NBA history to a 50+ win team every year with multiple All-Stars within just a few years. Even if many of the players they drafted aren't on the team, they've used those trades to acquire the guys they have. It was absolutely a success in the sense that the goal was to give the team an identity and give them a chance, which they've had for years now.

Funniest part is "the process" was cut short by the NBA, hell they only did a full blown tank for like 3 years. Hinkie was forced out by the league because it was bad for business so he didn't even get to see it through. Then Colangelo fucked things up. Luckily the guy who taught Hinkie everything he knew (Morey) is now running the show and has made some impressive moves in his short time so far to keep the train going. They are where they are BECAUSE of "the process" as those years allowed them to stockpile picks which have been flipped numerous times since.

I laugh at people when they think "the process" era was championship or bust lmao. How many times did Hinkie even say himself the goal was to give the team a chance at being a contender the best way possible? 76ers tanking worked very well, which is why the NBA changed the rules LOL.

Quote (MigNado @ Apr 6 2022 03:15pm)

So they went from tanking to being a treadmill team. ah gotchu.

Quote (MigNado @ Apr 6 2022 03:15pm)

So they went from tanking to being a treadmill team. ah gotchu.

Quote (Sixers @ Apr 6 2022 03:54pm)

By that account, every single team that doesn't win it all is a treadmill team.

Quote (DeRozan @ Apr 6 2022 12:30am)

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