On Monday, May 13th, I walked in to Campus Apartments, a realty company nestled on Walnut street in downtown Philadelphia. The sky had opened up and was pouring rain, which felt apropos. Just 15 hours prior, the Sixers had seen their title hopes squashed by a game 7, buzzer-beating baseline jumper from Kawhi Leonard that rattled in the net after spending an eternity dancing on the rim. Joel Embiid immediately broke down in tears as he wept in the arms of Marc Gasol, before walking off the court for the final time in this 2018-2019 season. It was a crushing loss for an organization that went all-in on this year— trading multiple current and future assets on players set to become unrestricted free agents in July.
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