Mike D Antoni arrived on the heels of Jerry Colangelo. From the moment his name was announced, sports writers who have not followed the evolution of the Philadelphia 76ers called this a coup d’é·tat. The Philadelphia 76ers had come to their senses, were overthrowing the yolks of Sam Hinkie and Brett Brown, and were going to undo all of the “damage” of Sam Hinkie by immediately entering the market with an open checkbook for any and all available free agents
Headlines floated debates about which players would be cut or traded and which big name superstars would be signed or traded for?