When the Sixers hired Bryan Colangelo as the team’s president of basketball operations to replace Sam Hinkie, the promise made was a message of transparency. He vowed to be in the public eye, to repair relationships with teams and the media the previous regime had splintered, and most importantly, to be honest and forthcoming with the Sixers fan base.
Under Hinkie, the Sixers were not always upfront with information, especially when it pertained to the injured Joel Embiid. In the summer of 2015, the Sixers said there was “less healing than anticipated” in his injured right foot, only to announce a month later that he would undergo a second surgery to repair the navicular bone, which the Daily News later revealed had been re-broken.