Yep, mentioned above I misread that. They weren’t in an unprecedented situation. They decided to embark on a fairly unprecedented rebuild. I won’t go through all your questions but I think playing time and player development are more important then veterans looking out for themselves or providing “leadership”. They…

You’re right I misread that.

The Nets with no picks and no young players worth anything? Ok good luck with that.

Without checking, he was really the only person I could think of doing it. And the Pistons kind of jerked him around during extension talks and it was also a different front office then that drafted him. I’m not sure how much they really wanted to keep him.

And I think part of the reason of getting rid of MCW was exactly because of Free Agency. He didn’t see him as somebody he had to build around and he was going to be due for a payday before anyone else. Much rather see what Embiid, Saric and the pick that turned into Okafor are before committing to paying a possibly…

Very few guys except qualifying offers though. Yea it’s a possibility but most guys aren’t risking a long term pay day. They’ll sign an offer sheet that the Sixers can match.

He’s a role player and again this has nothing to do with Sam Hinkie.

No, the plan was to clear the books of OK (Jrue, Hawes, Turner, Thad Young) talent with no great upside to accumulate a ton of assets that have a chance to turn into a superstar in the long run. This tema had no future and not many draft picks when he arrived. He traded Jrue for two first round picks and picked up a…

Short Answer? Restricted Free Agency. If they aren’t in a good situation by the end of Okafor’s second contract then everyone (even us Hinkie loyalists) will agree this was a failure and Hinkie will be gone by that point. And if they are a good situation then, well then Okafor’s free agency won’t be a problem.

With Restricted Free Agency that can’t really happen until after his 5th year (if he’s willing to play on a one year tender which is unlikely) or more plausibly his 7th or 8th. If they aren’t good enough for him to want to resign at that point then yes this process failed and Hinkie will be gone by then anyway.

And you know that move was made before Sam Hinkie arrived? Doug Collins traded Iggy for Bynum. And anyway come on, Iggy is/was a great defender and all around play and I was really happy for him last June but he found the perfect situation as the 4th or 5th best player on a great team. No team building around him was…