Sorting Through The Madness Of The 2015 NBA Trade Deadline

Sorting Through The Madness Of The 2015 NBA Trade Deadline

Sam Hinkie’s invisible vision

Philadelphia gets: Isaiah Canaan, 2015 second-round pick
Houston gets: K.J. McDaniels
Philadelphia gets: JaVale McGee, 2015 first-round pick (top-18 protected), rights to Chu Chu Maduabum
Denver gets: Rights to Cenk Akyol
There were four reasons to watch the Sixers this season:

1. Reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams
2. Second-year rookie (is that a thing?) Nerlens Noel finally hitting the court
3. Second-round pick K.J. McDaniels flying all over the court
4. Joel Embiid’s Twitter account

Now two of those reasons are gone, as Sam Hinkie was at it again, shipping off MCW and K.J. McDaniels for more picks, continuing to mold his vision of building a contender … a vision that has to date been completely invisible, particularly given the circumstances. I’m still 100% on board with Hinkie’s plan … but now all we have to watch is the stilted Noel try to develop with exactly zero quality NBA help around him and try to help Joel Embiid figure out what’s going on.

Someone tell me what's going on please help
— Joel-Hans Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) February 19, 2015