Dwelling on the past will do one no good, but as Kristaps Porzingis and Joel Embiid get ready for their first of many duels on Wendesday night, it’s hard not to think about what could have been if the Sixers took the Latvian superstar in the 2015 NBA Draft.
Sam Hinkie -- perhaps feeling the pressure from ownership, fans, and media alike -- opted to select Duke center Jahlil Okafor with the 3rd pick, leaving Porzingis to fall into the hands of the New York Knicks at four. To Hinkie’s credit, nobody ever imagined the 21-year-old from Liepu0101ja could be this good this quickly, and in just two seasons Porzingis has already cemented himself as one of the NBA’s premier players.