Somewhere, Jeff Ruland and Andrew Toney are smiling.
The Sixers once traded Moses Malone for Ruland, confident that the mobile big man was the answer to turning around an aging franchise. But bad feet haunted Ruland - and the Sixers. He ended up playing just a handful of games.
The same saga shortened the career of the 'Boston Strangler,' shooting guard Toney.
Last night the Sixers rolled the dice, hoping that the third time is the charm.
They selected 7-foot Kansas center Joel Embiid. Now only is he currently on the shelf with a broken navicular bone in his foot, he also is coming up a back injury.
The Sixers had the No. 3 and No. 10 pick in the draft, and wound up with two players that may not play a game next year.
That's right. With the No. 10 pick, they selected point guard Elfrid Payton, but promptly traded him for the rights to 6-10 forward Dario Saric of Croatia. Unfortunately, he's under contract to play the next two seasons in Turkey.
It is possible that Embiid will not get on the floor at all this season.
Welcome to Year Two of the 'Together We Build' campaign.
Terry Toohey was in New York for the draft.
Here's what columnist Bob Grotz thinks of Sam Hinkie's efforts.
I have a suggested theme song for this team:
Tanks for the Memories!
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