Joel Embiid says that former Sixers general manager Sam Hinkie was fired because the big fella sat out his first two seasons with injuries.
In this week’s Morning Tip: how coaches deal with getting fired https://t.co/lS8p40opAS, Seattle’s small step back toward the NBA https://t.co/LXulPr4EZo, Q&A w/ @JoelEmbiid https://t.co/ogPt1l3Yrq, the Ranks https://t.co/SfEKwGLbeN & the mail https://t.co/9V7fT4f4t5
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Embiid and the architect of “The Process” in Philly continue to stay in touch.
The 23-year-old feels indebted to Hinkie, who resigned last year.
Per NBA.com:
Sam Hinkie drafted you. Do you keep in touch with him, call, text?
Embiid: “Yeah, we text sometimes. We talk to each other sometimes. I mean, that’s the guy that drafted me, and he made sure he put everything in place so I could get healthy. And I got healthy and I got back on the court. And I feel like he basically kind of lost his job because of me, because I missed two years. So I feel like I owe him a lot. Yeah, we talk. We talk sometimes.”
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