For the Philadelphia 76ers, it's games like Thursday's nationally televised matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves and burgeoning superstar Karl-Anthony Towns that remind them why they're embracing (enduring?) "The Process."
Joel Embiid.
True, the Sixers tried distancing themselves from their divisive procedure, stripping former general manager Sam Hinkie of certain liberties and powers, basically inviting the resignation and subsequent letter he handed in last April.
But the spirit of Hinkie's vision lives on with Embiid. He is The Process—his words, not anyone else's.
"I really feel like I'm The Process," he told Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins, "like The Process is about me."
The Process, while complex overall, was simple at its core: Collect as many high-end draft picks as possible to increase the chances of landing a transcendent talent who can be under team control for nearly a decade.
The acquisition of Nerlens Noel came first, as did a flurry of other roster moves. But Embiid represents a unique swing for the fences—the surprise prodig ...
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