When you have got no shot (and no apparent want ) to win many matches, let alone an NBA title, you have got to take solace from the small successes.
On Oct. 22, 13 of the league’s 30 owners voted against a lottery reform program which could have decreased the chances for teams using the most worst documents to snag the absolute best selections. That decision was a bullet dodged for general manager Sam Hinkie’s Sixers and an unexpected one.
According to John Finger of CSNPhilly.com,»lottery reform has been viewed as a foregone conclusion» just a day before the vote that stunningly struck down the strategy. The 76ers, clearly, were one of the most vehement opponents of the possible change, and it’s hard to blame them.
Switching up things in midstream could have had an especially negative impact on their rebuilding plans.
Though lottery reform is going to be revisited again, the Sixers made a little reprieve.
Oh, and hello, Michael Carter-Williams, reigning Rookie of the Year and last year’s lone beacon of hope, finally has a return date from his remarkably long recovery after knee operation: Nov. 13, per Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com.
Nerlens Noel looks like a menace in training. Joel Embiid is most likely the best player in his draft class.
Life is filled with miracles.
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