Tuesday night represented yet another post-resignation accolade for former Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie, after masterminding a clause that would allow his team to swap picks with the Sacramento Kings in 2016 and 2017 after a 2015 multi-player trade.
If hoisting a banner with his likeness wasn't enough for Philly fans, try the ultimate trolling maneuver, posing alongside a cutout of Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac.
Sixers fans were posing with a giant Vlade Divac cutout before the #PickSwap even happened https://t.co/zfqtXMkSz4 #sixers pic.twitter.com/B8GSHkVwaq
— Sixers News (@sixersnewsfeed) May 17, 2017
76ers fans were delighted after Hinkie's immortal trump card allowed their team to swap out a fifth pick for the third overall pick of the draft — making this the fourth consecutive year in which Philadelphia has picked in the top three (2014-17).
Divac was the executive signing off on the deal that sent Artūras Gudaitis and Luka Mitrović to Sacramento for Nik Stauskas, Carl Landry, Jason Thompson, an unprotected 2019 first-round pick and the rights to swap first-round picks in 2016 and 2017.
The Sixers' zealous was in full go after last night's NBA Draft Lottery party at Xfinity Live hosted by the Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast, which brought every bit of excitement into a packed house.
The party included Shirley Temples on special at every bar, which one can get with vodka for an extra few bucks. Temporary tattoos with Hinkie's face on them, and even fans waiting in line to speak to Sixers beat writers. To top if off, even a wedding proposal with a fan wearing a Ben Simmons jersey.
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