They probably weren’t the main topic of conversation during the NBA predraft combine last week in the Windy City, but the 76ers’ situation certainly was at the forefront of a lot of talk. With the hiring of Sam Hinkie as president of basketball operations and general manager, more questions seemed to have come about than answers.
“Who is making the basketball decisions right now?” asked one league executive.
When told it was Hinkie, known for his analytics expertise, he replied: “Don’t they have a basketball guy helping out in some ways?”
When it was offered that Hinkie and majority owner Josh Harris were possibly relying on the expertise of Rod Thorn – though now in an advisory role – and others in the front office, another executive responded, “I don’t think they are leaning on Rod Thorn as much as they should or he wants and I heard there still might be changes to the front office.”
— Reported by Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News
