Last season, for the second year in a row, the Philadelphia 76ers made the playoffs and
got bounced out with a buzzer beater in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
As painful as that was to watch for the great fans of Philadelphia basketball, they went
through something even worse -
a nightmare which was called “The Process” during the mid- 2010s.
Philadelphia was losing.
A lot.
In a span of 4 years the team managed to win just 77 games combined.
That was a dark period.
For everyone involved.
The players as well.
Hey guys.
PRPLPRNCH here and today, let’s see what happened to EVERY major player who played
with the Philadelphia 76ers during that period.
A little bit of heads up, I’m excluding players like Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons from
this list as technically they were part of the process, but they were injured and basically
we’ll focus on the deep deep deep dark days of the 76ers.
Also, for this not to be like a 2 hour long video I’ll include only players who during
at least one season on average played more than 20 minutes per game during these dark
days.
It will be rough, but interesting and I’m sure we’ll get through.
So let’s start.
Thaddeus Young Young was the leading scorer for the 76ers
during their first official “Process” season in 2013-2014.
Fortunately for him, he was traded after just 1 season of Philadelphia misery.
The Timberwolves were bad as well though and after just 48 games they wanted to get back
Kevin Garnett so they traded for him and gave up Thaddeus Young to Brooklyn.
Brooklyn itself was going through a hard period.
They were pretty much the 76ers 2.0 but maybe even worse as they didn’t even have draft
picks.
One and a half season in Brooklyn and Young was traded again.
This time to Indiana Pacers.
In Indiana he finally had a chance to play for a winning team and be a regular participant
of the playoffs.
He’s carved out a nice role as a competent starting power forward and last season averaged
12.6 points and 6.5 rebounds.
In the summer he signed with the Chicago Bulls so he’s back on a losing team again.
Evan Turner Evan Turner was in Philadelphia for a while
before the losing started , but he was the second leading scorer for the first season
of “The Process”.
More specifically, the first 54 games as before the trade deadline, Turner was traded to the
Indiana Pacers.
He’s never been the focal point of the offense again since his Philadelphia days.
After finishing the season in Indiana
Turner signed with the Boston Celtics where he served as a shooting guard for 2 seasons
before signing with Portland Trail Blazers where he was mostly a bench player.
Last year Turner averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
This summer, with one year left on his Portland deal, Turner was traded to the Atlanta Hawks.
Process or not, the 2nd overall pick definitely has under-delivered.
Michael Carter-Williams Michael Carter-Williams was actually supposed
to be one of the players that put Philadelphia on the map again.
He was great his first game as a 76er.
He had a great rookie year and actually won the award in 2014, but since then, it all
went down.
Michael didn’t improve and during his second year of the Philadelphia Process MCW was traded
to the Bucks.
There he also underwhelmed and after 1 and a half seasons was traded to the Chicago Bulls.
After just a year in Chicago he signed with the Charlotte Hornets.
Then signed with the Rockets and then signed with the Orlando Magic where he currently
resides.
Last year for Orlando and Houston, in total he played just 18 games and averaged 5.4 points,
4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
For him it’s been injury after injury and after 6 years in the league he’s nothing
more than a deep rotation player.
Spencer Hawes Hawes was the starting center for Philadelphia
for 3 and a half seasons and he was actually one of the original stretch bigs who could
hit a three.
During the first official season of The Process Hawes averaged 13 points and 8.5 rebounds,
but before the trade deadline was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He finished the season there and then signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
He never regained his starter role and had short stints in Charlotte and Milwaukee.
Hawes last played in an NBA game during the 2016/17 season and in 19 games coming off
the bench averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds.
Tony Wroten Tony Wroten was one of the main players coming
off the bench during this dark period.
In his best season Wroten averaged 16.9 points and 5.2 assists, but unfortunately tore his
ACL and that ultimately ended his NBA career.
In his last NBA season at just 22 years old Wroten played just 8 games and averaged 8.4
points and 2.5 assists.
After the 2015/16 season Wroten never got a chance in the NBA again.
At just 26 years old he’s now playing internationally and last season played in Estonia for Kalev/Cramo.
Henry Sims After being traded to the 76ers during the
2013/14 season, Henry Sims was able to average 11.8 points and 7 rebounds as the starting
center.
Sims spent one more full year in Philadelphia before signing with the Brooklyn Nets.
He ended up playing just 14 games for Brooklyn and averaged 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds coming
off the bench.
He’s been out of the NBA since 2016 and now plays for the Virtus Roma in Italian Second
Division basketball.
James Anderson Anderson was the starting shooting guard in
Philadelphia for the 2013/2014 season.
He averaged 10.1 points and 3.8 rebounds, but after the season got waived and went to
Lithuania for one year.
Anderson returned to the NBA for the 2015/16 season as a Sacramento King and as a bench
player.
In 51 games he averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds.
He’s been playing internationally since and currently will enter the last year of
his deal with the Turkish Club Anadolu Efes.
Hollis Thompson Thompson was a part of the 76ers rosters for
all 4 years of the process.
He was mostly coming of the bench as a guard and in his best season averaged 9.8 points
and 3.5 rebounds.
During his fourth season in Philadelphia, he was waived and ended up in New Orleans
for just 9 games and averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds.
Thompson now plays in Germany for Crailsheim Merlins.
Nerlens Noel Also one of the players who were supposed
to get Philadelphia out of the hole.
Originally drafted by the Pelicans, Noel was sent to Philadelphia right away.
He missed his rookie season recovering from knee surgery, but was in Philadelphia for
2 seasons after that.
Noel was a good defender, but never really developed any other aspect of his game.
Noel was the starting center from 2014 to 2016 and averaged 10.2 points and 7.6 rebounds,
but with the drafting of Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor he was seen as an expendable piece
and got traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
There he spent 2 forgettable seasons before signing a 2 year deal with OKC in 2018.
Last year Noel averaged 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds.
Luc Mbah a Moute Luc’s brief stint in Philadelphia happened
during the 2014/15 season.
As a starting power forward he averaged 9.9 points and 4.9 rebounds during his lone season
as a Sixer.
He then signed a 2-year deal with the Clippers to serve as a starting forward and later was
one of the key defensive pieces in Houston Rockets quest for the NBA Finals.
Last year he returned to the Los Angeles Clippers but ended up playing in just 4 games because
of his knee.
In those games he averaged 5 points and 1.8 rebounds and later in the season was waived.
Robert Covington Robert Covington was one of the bright spots
of these dark days.
Covington was the starting small forward for the 76ers from 2014 till last season when
he was traded to the Timberwolves.
In Philadelphia he was one of the teams best shooters and in his whole stint averaged 12.9
points and 5.6 rebounds while being a great defender.
Covington was sent to the Timberwolves in the Jimmy Butler trade but ended up playing
just 22 games before undergoing arthroscopic surgery.
He is currently under contract with the Timberwolves because of the 4-year extension he signed
with the 76ers in 2017.
Ish Smith The journeyman of the NBA had a brief journey
in Philadelphia for 2 seasons.
First, he was signed by Philadelphia, he played just 25 games for the team, then had a brief
stint in New Orleans before being traded again to the 76ers to finish out the 2015/16 season.
In total 75 games as a Sixer, Ish Smith averaged 13.8 points and 6.7 assists.
For the last 3 years Ish Smith has been a Detroit Piston, serving as a backup to Reggie
Jackson.
Last season he averaged 8.9 points and 3.6 assists and this summer signed with the Washington
Wizards.
Isaiah Canaan Isaiah Canaan was traded to Philadelphia during
the 2014/15 season.
He finished the season in Philadelphia and stayed there for one more full year mostly
as a reserve guard.
In total 99 games with the 76ers Canaan averaged 11.4 points.
In the summer of 2016 Canaan signed with Chicago Bulls and that was pretty much his last normal
year in the league.
Since 2017 Canaan has been a part of 4 teams.
Last year alone he played for 3 teams.
All short stints and most recently, he played only 4 games for the Milwaukee Bucks.
K.J.
McDaniels After being drafted by Philadelphia in 2014,
for a short 52 game period during the 2014-15 season K.J.
McDaniels served as a reserve guard for the 76ers.
In those games he averaged 9.2 points and 3.8 rebounds.
During the season he was traded to the Houston Rockets where he spent just 76 games before
being traded again.
This time to Brooklyn Nets.
There he spent 20 games and averaged 6.3 points.
He’s been out of the NBA since 2017 and now plays in G-League for the Oklahoma City
Blue.
Jason Richardson Richardson is a very recognizable figure in
the history of the NBA.
He was once a great shooter, but later in his career, he was a part of the Dwight Howard
trade.
By this time, Richardson was battling with his knee injuries.
He played 33 games for the 76ers in the 2012/13 season, then missed a year of basketball before
returning for the 2014/15 season to play just 19 games.
In his whole tenure as a sixer, Richardson averaged 10 points and 3.7 rebounds.
In the summer of 2015, he was forced to retire because of his knee.
Jahlil Okafor Okafor was touted as one of the more ready
and talented players of the 2015 draft, and that’s why Philadelphia drafted him with
the 3rd pick.
He was a bit underwhelming but overall had a good rookie year and made the All-Rookie
First Team.
It all went down from there.
Street fight, suspension and he wasn’t in the plans of the team anymore.
Okafor played just 105 games in total for Philadelphia and averaged 14.6 points and
5.9 rebounds.
After publicly citing his wish to be on a different team Okafor was traded to the Brooklyn
Nets where he also didn’t find his role.
Last year he had somewhat of a full year appearing in 59 games for the New Orleans Pelicans and
averaging 8.2 points and 4.7 rebounds.
New Orleans picked their team option for the 2019/20 season.
Jerami Grant For 2 full seasons from 2014 till 2016, Grant
served as borderline starting forward for the 76ers.
His best season came in 2015/16 when he averaged 9.7 points and 4.7 rebounds, but just 2 games
into the 2016/17 season Grant was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder where his career
actually meant something.
Grant spent 3 full years in Oklahoma and last year was a big part of the team.
He was the team’s starting power forward and averaged 13.6 points and 5.2 rebounds.
This summer, Grant was traded to the Denver Nuggets.
Nik Stauskas “Sauce Castillo” arrived in Philadelphia
via trade during the summer of 2015.
For 2 full seasons up until 2017 Stauskas was the guard coming off the bench.
In his whole tenure there he averaged 8.7 points and 2.6 rebounds.
At the beginning of the 2017/18 season Stauskas, along with Jahlil Okafor was traded to the
Brooklyn Nets.
He finished the season and then signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, but before the
trade deadline was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He finished last season in Cleveland averaging 5.5 points in 24 games played and just recently
signed a deal with Spanish EuroLeague club Baskonia.
So these were the main faces of Philadelphia basketball during the so called “Process”.
I didn’t include some players who played a small amount of games for the team and I
mostly ignored the 2016/17 season when Joel Embiid already started to play.
Hopefully you found this video interesting.
I for sure had fun making it.
I don’t know if that’s a coincidence, but most of the players who played for the
76ers during this period never again were able to revive their career.
Maybe that’s because other teams in the league thought of them as losers or something.
I’ll leave this one to you.
What do you think?
Why most of the players were never again serious forces in the league?
How do you remember the days of “The process”?
I would love to hear some thoughts from Philadelphia fans.
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See what I did there?
Anyway.
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