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So he traded away all of Philadelphia’s best players. And then he traded away all of their mediocre players. And the team was bad. Very, very bad. In 2014, they broke the NBA record for consecutive losses. Then in 2015, they broke that record.
But the fans said to themselves, “Trust the process.”
Time passed and Hinkie’s plan started to work. Philadelphia drafted some great new players. But one of their top draft picks broke his foot and was out for a year. And then another one of their top draft picks broke his foot and was out for two years!
And the fans said, “Trust the process.”
Finally, in 2017, everything started coming together. The 76ers had acquired a lot of new talent, their stars were finally healthy, and they started to win. They won five games in a row. And then ten in a row. And then fifteen!
For years, loyal Philadelphia fans had consoled themselves by wistfully murmuring, “Trust the process.” But they weren’t murmuring anymore. As the 76ers started winning games, their arena was filled with the deafening sound of twenty thousand fans chanting in unison, “TRUST . . . THE . . . PROCESS!”