The Philadelphia 76ers have faced a moral dilemma three times in the past four seasons. The first crisis occurred when the team chose to cannibalize the present to build a future championship team. The second time happened when the team faced the need to operate a second time on the foot of star center Joel Embiid. Finally, the third time resulted from rookie center Jahlil Okafor’s antics off-court.
The NBA powers-that-be finally had leverage on the owners to abandon the direction of former executive Sam Hinkie, and move towards a more conventional free agent focused roster.