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Bob Ford, Inquirer Columnist
Above where Sam Hinkie stood on the ballroom floor of the Midtown Hilton on Tuesday night, the large screens that displayed the results of the draft lottery were showing the beginning of the Western Conference championship round between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.
All the team executives milling about and answering questions about their hopes for the future would have gladly traded the promise of tomorrow for the present tense being enjoyed by the two franchises up there on the screens. That included Hinkie, even though his steps toward that goal often seem so measured they seem likely to require years before adding up to a full stride.