Philadelphia 76ers

Top 100 Moments of the Sam Hinkie Era

Tonight, the Sam Hinkie era officially comes to a close. When the 76ers send in their pick to commissioner Adam Silver — no spoilers! — it will be the Colangelo family pulling the strings, for the franchise's first major decision in over three years to not be made under strict Process supervision. It's been a singular period in Sixers — nay, professional sports — history, one filled with more losing than a Susan Lucci award-show retrospective, but one infinity times more memorable than so many franchises' mediocrity-mired periods of wheel-spinning, including our very own immediately proceeding Our Once and Always Dark Lord's brief reign. 

Before officially putting the final period on the Hink's chapter of Sixers history (and, dare to dream, the historic losing along with it) it's important to take one final look back on the last three years — from Hinkie's hiring four Mays ago to the end of his final season at the helm in Philly — and remember the times that were good. These are the performances, the plays, the victories, the trades, the picks, the tweets, and even the f**k-ups you couldn't help but laugh at that made the last three seasons of L's worth suffering through. #HinkLife, now and forever. 

100. T.J. McConnell: Baby's First Dunk

99. MCW crosses over Ricky Rubio

98. Brett Brown + Robert Covington's accidental sideline hug

97. Thad erases Dion Waiters

96. Tony Wroten slams on MKG

95. Sixers Night at Barclays

94. K.J. McDaniels double-clutch dunk on Hawks

93. Tony Wroten over-the-head assist to JaKarr

92. Brandon Davies goes for 20 in a game

91. Jerami Grant on Jeff Withey

90. Tony Wroten's All-Star week

89. Beating the top-seeded Hawks in 2015

88. Too many men on the ice

87. Dissed by Apu

86. Jahlil's 17-point first quarter against Portland

85. Draft Night 2015

84. Embiid swishes a one-handed pregame three

83. Nerlens blocks KD

82. MCW beats the Celtics

81. Hollis Thompson soars for alley-oop slam

80. MLK Day OT loss to Knicks

79. MCW throws down on Giannis

78. Joel Embiid, Shirley Temple Enthusiast

77. Beating the LeBron Cavs in 2015

76. Iverson Jersey Retirement

75. MCW first triple-double against Timberwolves

74. Stealing Thomas Robinson from the Nuggets

73. ET's career night against Knicks

72. Carl Landry: MVP

71. Jahlil debuts against Boston

70. Nerlens nine blocks on Indiana

69. Jahlil dekes the Warriors

68. The Royce White (& Furkan Aldemir!!) Trade

67. The Joel Anthony Trade That Wasn't

66. Okafor crumples backstage

65. Embiid recruits LeBron

64. Embiid trolls LeBron

63. A four-game winning streak!

62. Elton Brand's double-double

61. Tony Wroten to K.J. McDaniels alley-oop

60. The Jason Richardson Game

59. Nerlens slams on Andre Drummond

58. Double-OT victory over Magic

57. The Embiid muscle pic

Coming along nicely #TrustTheProcess #shirleytemple

A photo posted by Joel Hans Embiid (@joelembiid) on Dec 11, 2015 at 6:49pm PST

56. McConnell inbounds off backboard

55. Come Back Ish

54. Tony Wroten From Three-Quarters Court, Pt. 1

53. Tony Wroten From Three-Quarters Court, Pt. 2

52. Jerami Grant assassinates Jonas Jerebko

51. ET gets the bounce to beat buzzer against Nets

50. Sixers go to 3-0 against Bulls

49. Grow the Orchard, Sam

48. The Lorenzo Brown D-League Shuffle

47. Sauce off the backboard

46. K.J. off the backboard

45. Embiid asks Mrs. West to slide into his DMs

44. "Me and Nicki watching the Sixers..."

43. ET's limo breaks down on the way to Jrue's wedding

42. Jahlil Okafor goes for 31 against Dallas

41. Ish to Nerlens oopfest in Sacramento

40. Richaun Holmes Christens Al Horford

39. Stauskas puts the sauce on it

38. Okafor vs. KAT I

37. #FarewellEvan

36. The Miami comeback

35. Nerlens' fast-break fumble

34. Brandon Davies traded mid-game

33. Evan Turner pisses off Lakers with unnecessary 360-dunk

32. Team WHOP

31. JoJo's date with Rihanna

30. Trade deadline 2014

29. Jahlil pre-season alley-oop to Nerlens

28. Fred Savage Trusts the Process

27. Evan Tuner, Hot Mic'd

26. The JaVale McGee dunk

25. Lottery Party 2014

24. Nerlens block on James Harden

23. Michael & Nerlens & Joel & Dario

22. Stauskas slams up North

21. Philadelphia 76ers, 2015 Orlando League Champions

20. Embiid between-the-legs pre-game

19. Evan Turner, the new Boston Strangler

18. Finally a win, 2015

17. Trade deadline 2015

16. Sixers snap historic losing streak by blowing out Pistons at home

15. Sam Hinkie's resignation letter

14. Nerlens destroys the Knicks

13. The Game That No One Wanted to Win

12. MIchael Carter-Williams wins Rookie of the Year

11. The James Anderson Game

10. Finally a Win, 2014

9. Lottery Night 2015

8. Sixers escape history against Pelicans

7. Draft Night 2014

6. Nerlens and MCW celebrate good times, come on

5. The Spencer Hawes Finger Guns Game

4. The Nik Stauskas trade

3. The greatest almost-win in 76ers regular-season history

2. Draft Night 2013

1. The first win against Miami

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