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Understanding Contrarians: Sam Hinkie and Joe Lacob

“What is something you believe to be true, that almost nobody would agree with you on?”
-Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley venture capitalist

A question so simple, yet so hard. Often it is this question which lies at the core of the people, businesses, and sports franchises that define our time. They find something genuinely different and capitalize it. This question, is a contrarian question.

Dec 7, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie (L) listens as owner Joshua Harris (M) introduces Jerry Colangelo (R) as special advisor before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Now-former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie (L) listens as owner Joshua Harris (M) introduces Jerry Colangelo (R) as special advisor. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Wednesday night, Sam Hinkie resigned from his position as General Manager of the Philadelphia 76ers.