Makes you wonder if they're further looking into taking Porzingis, and if Russell drops to 4th.

I have a feeling they'll still go Russell, but who knows.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-foot-that-ate-philadelphia-joel-embiids-setback-and-what-it-means-for-the-sixers/

Recovery from this surgery typically takes five to eight months, but the Sixers exercised caution and held Embiid out for the entire 2014-15 season. Throughout the first half of 2015, the news about Embiid was bad, including missed rehab appointments, fines accrued, and a blowup with the Sixers training staff.

So, with that in mind, the Sixers are no better or worse off than they were before this Embiid news broke. There isn’t a “there” there yet. It’s hard to imagine Embiid’s injury particularly impacting Hinkie’s draft strategy. The Sixers are still in Best-Available country. If the Lakers take D’Angelo Russell with the second pick, and Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor is still on the board, the Sixers will probably take one of the big men, despite the presence of Noel and Embiid. An asset is an asset. By that same token, Hinkie will not be scared off from taking projects like Emmanuel Mudiay or Kristaps Porzingis just because some want him to put a better product on the floor this October. He has not made a single decision that suggests he cares about any timeline but his own. That might actually cost him his job before he gets to see it through, or maybe the Sixers ownership group really is committed to a radically transparent rebuild, with the ultimate goal of winning an NBA title, and the owners are going to trust Hinkie through as many burned first-round picks as he needs to make to get them there.

WaltLongmire wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Apparently things haven't been going well between Embiid and the Sixers.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-foot-that-ate-philadelphia-joel-embiids-setback-and-what-it-means-for-the-sixers/

Recovery from this surgery typically takes five to eight months, but the Sixers exercised caution and held Embiid out for the entire 2014-15 season. Throughout the first half of 2015, the news about Embiid was bad, including missed rehab appointments, fines accrued, and a blowup with the Sixers training staff.

So, with that in mind, the Sixers are no better or worse off than they were before this Embiid news broke. There isn’t a “there” there yet. It’s hard to imagine Embiid’s injury particularly impacting Hinkie’s draft strategy. The Sixers are still in Best-Available country. If the Lakers take D’Angelo Russell with the second pick, and Karl-Anthony Towns or Jahlil Okafor is still on the board, the Sixers will probably take one of the big men, despite the presence of Noel and Embiid. An asset is an asset. By that same token, Hinkie will not be scared off from taking projects like Emmanuel Mudiay or Kristaps Porzingis just because some want him to put a better product on the floor this October. He has not made a single decision that suggests he cares about any timeline but his own. That might actually cost him his job before he gets to see it through, or maybe the Sixers ownership group really is committed to a radically transparent rebuild, with the ultimate goal of winning an NBA title, and the owners are going to trust Hinkie through as many burned first-round picks as he needs to make to get them there.

Read something about Embiid too at the time, and saw a picture of him looking heavy.

Yeah...I think Dolan is following this same kind of slow and steady rebuild...

...Can you imagine Knicks fans dealing with a GMs personal timeline. What's transparent is that Hinkie does not seem to be in a rush. Wait till all of his #1s eventually run from this team.

An asset is an asset, but a loss is a loss, and a win is a win.

If the GM was open about his strategy, and the strategy appeared to be sound, I believe that Knick fans would be patient. The worst GMs we've had were overly secretive (thank Dolan for that) and their strategy, very unsound.

I'd rather be a Knick fan.

I get what they are doing but really have no clarity to the complete nature of how they are making their decisions.

They are stockpiling assets which is an interesting play. Hinkie has full support of his owner.
Im no fan or detractor of what they are doing but find it intersting.

At the same time PHil is going full Triangle, or what every he calls it and it too might take some time or understanding. WE really can't say a thing for a few yeas until we can see in hindsight the benefit of these moves.