The Philadelphia 76ers had been publicly criticized for their sketchy rebuilding efforts from loading up on second round draft picks to picking questionable players like an injured Joel Embiid who will reportedly miss another season. Apparently it’s all apart of the Sixers long seven-year plan.
Josh Harris bought the 76ers in 2011 and hired Sam Hinkie as general manager in 2013. Somewhere in there, somebody from the team expressed its plan to franchise legend Julius Erving.
When they acquired the team in 2012 maybe, I think the talk was about seven years. Seven years. So, I think it’s still on that same timeline.
Seven years to make the playoffs? Erving:
No. To be good. To be good. To be formidable. To be a contender. That’s probably 18-19.
The 76ers are obviously being quite patient, and I believe they’ll organically determine the right time to surge forward. I don’t see them rushing to sign mediocre free agents in five years just because they’re tired of losing. Once they have a strong group of young players, ideally anchored by a superstar, then they’ll use their assets – cap space and future draft picks – to acquire players capable of helping to win immediately.
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