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Which Star Wars characters would these Philadelphia 76ers be?

Bret Stuter|
Anthony Dome from London (left), dressed as Kylo Ren, arrives for a screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at Leicester Square in London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
Anthony Dome from London (left), dressed as Kylo Ren, arrives for a screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi at Leicester Square in London. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
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A scuplture of Yoda is being presented at the Gallery of Steel Figures in the Museum of Municipal Engineering in Krakow, Poland on 1 December, 2017. The unique exhibition featuring dozens of steel figures made of thousands of recycled steel elements, is an attraction which is the one in its kind. The gallery was founded by Mariusz Olejnik, alias Jose, and numerous artists kept developing further metal artworks. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A scuplture of Yoda is being presented at the Gallery of Steel Figures in the Museum of Municipal Engineering in Krakow, Poland on 1 December, 2017. The unique exhibition featuring dozens of steel figures made of thousands of recycled steel elements, is an attraction which is the one in its kind. The gallery was founded by Mariusz Olejnik, alias Jose, and numerous artists kept developing further metal artworks. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Yoda: Sam Hinkie

The ultimate Jedi Master is Yoda. Patient, attuned to the force, it was his foresight which saved the Jedi Order again and again. Now, he has passed on to the afterlife, but still counsels the Jedi at key moments in history. So too has former Philadelphia 76ers president and general manager Sam Hinkie been the mastermind behind this new Philadelphia 76ers revolution.  Yoda felt disturbances in the NBA force, knows when his Jedi cross over the line to Sith in moments of emotional outburst and anger.

Yoda is the patient one. He is the one whose powers from the “The Force” rival that of the most powerful Sith.  As such, he mentored his first progeny, Obi Wan Kenobi is his first disciple and nearly as powerful in the force as a result.  But Yoda has passed on. Now, The Force finds it’s destiny in the hands of a new wave of Jedi.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – FEBRUARY 10: Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie looks down at his phone prior to the game against the Sacramento Kings on February 10, 2016 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – FEBRUARY 10: Philadelphia 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie looks down at his phone prior to the game against the Sacramento Kings on February 10, 2016 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Hinkie saw his own demise

Sam Hinkie was an evolutionary force to the NBA.  He did not survive the backlash against his new concepts, but The Process has taken root in the NBA in more than just name.  On one hand, his was the perspective to build an NBA team over multiple years. On the other hand, he had the foresight which added insurance layers to NBA Draft picks to ensure realized value.  And finally, he used pick swaps, the second round, and undrafted players to fill an NBA roster. To the routine of NBA roster building, this was a new innovation, and has yet to be duplicated.   He did so not to build a bad team today, but to build a great team tomorrow.

Like Yoda, Hinkie focused on the next step.  His was a patient mannerism, almost to a fault. He could analyze a player and see how those skillsets may or may not develop to become a true Jedi Knight. Ridiculed at the time, he traded Michael Carter Williams after his NBA Rookie of the Year season for a Los Angeles Lakers first round pick which has yet to convey.  Hinkie may be gone from the team, but his spirit continues. Philadelphia 76ers fans have been awed into patience by the Jedi Master – Sam Hinkie.  Still he resigned with his letter of resignation, a.k.a.  Manifesto, knowing that he was stripped of power with the Philadelphia 76ers.