Well, a good number of Sixers fans trusted the process and believed while Hinkie accumulated NBA Draft lottery picks. On Tuesday, they gave Hinkie his due. At a draft lottery party, of course.
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See, some fans understood Hinkie was playing eight-dimensional chess with all those trades and second-round picks and D-League guys playing big minutes.
No doubt a statue of Hinkie will be made if Philly gets the Lakers’ pick this year and then goes 41-41 next season. (UPDATE: Well, no Lakers pick, but Philly will choose third after swapping choices with the Kings.
