okay, i could understand that they were unhappy or not convinced that he's their cornerstone or atleast a good starter, but a better GM would get far more from him than a bunch of if's and maybe's
The Laker's pick is excellent return for MCW. The Sixers were smart to trade MCW when his value was still high. They held onto ET too long and could only get a couple 2nd round picks for him. Even if the Lakers pick doesn't fall out of the top 5 this year, it will almost certainly end up being a top 10 pick next year.
Lakers are in the running for the worst record and certainly have a strong chance of having the 2nd worst record. Don't have to tank either since their talent is injured. 2015-16 they'll have a top 5 pick playing, Randall, Kobe, and the best FA they can land this summer and they can get a max one if they can entice them (just saying that says something about their program's decline). Could be better than bottom 10 team, though I cannot see them in playoffs.
The other and bigger issue is that next year's draft is supposedly very poor in the eyes of GMs according to Givony at DraftXpress so I'm not sure the 6ers are getting that great a deal on MCW. MCW is a poor man's Rondo + turnovers, but I think he'll be better in MIL than PHI. If he ever gets a shot, he'll be a very good player, but that's a big if.
We have some at CBlog who had MCW with Embiid and Saric as one of the Sixer's core of HOFers-to-be. He's not, nor are they, but he has a decent amount of upside still IF he can tap it. All-in-all I didn't think it was an awful or great trade for either side.
As for Hinkie, keep on churning - 2030 is right around the corner.