Hinkie already won this team is an outstanding success already at this stage and he told ownership he was executing a 7-year plan. He's way ahead of schedule and imagine if they drafted Porzingis instead of Okafor.
Or if they sign LeBron next year they will win a ring next year. And what thanks does Hinkie get. Fired. Tanking works. That's really weak how they treated that guy, he should have a GM job right now.
Oh boy... I don't even know what to start with, and I'm sure you won't listen to the arguments but anyway.
Just to be clear, I think Hinkie was a good GM but you vastly exaggerate how good he was. This is what we disagree about. So:
1/Other teams have achieved similar results without getting exposed by the league.
2/Doesn't the current GM deserve some credit for the teams achievements?
3/Similarly, if (that's a big if) Lebron ends up in Philly why should Hinkie get the credit.
4/Philly's model is nearly impossible to replicate esp. with the new rules.
5/If he was so good, why did he lose his job?
tl;dr Hinkie is far from offering a blueprint for successful rebuildings. He made a very interesting experiment in Philly with some good results, but this kind of hardcore tanking is dead for good now.