Evan Turner News

The Sixers stayed put at No. 11 after the drawing. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the second-worst record in the league, beat the odds and will have the first selection in the June 27 draft.

With Sam Hinkie at the helm it is safe to assume that the Sixers will dial back their dependence on maddening mid-range shots, and instead focus on higher-efficiency areas.

Evan Turner has heard his name circulating in rumors from the day he entered the NBA.

Philadelphia's sports franchises have been late to the party, but the balancing point on applying modern methods to ancient crafts was reached Tuesday when the 76ers introduced a new general manager who doesn't think "quantitative analyst" is merely a synonym for "geek who never played." If you're keeping score, this makes it 2-2 in our town.

Hinkie was formally introduced by the team Tuesday. Hinkie was the executive vice president of basketball operations for the Rockets, and was the top choice by owner Joshua Harris to oversee the rebuilding of this beleaguered franchise.

IT ALWAYS makes me laugh when a fan will come up to me or send an email and call a player a word that I can't print.

Over the weekend, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Sam Hinkie to become their new general manager.

In this edition of the Sunday Morning Shootaround, Lavoy Allen judges a bikini contest, Evan Turner gets a pedicure, and Damien Wilkins deftly handles a case of mistaken identity.

The abrupt hiring of Houston Rockets assistant general manager Sam Hinkie as 76ers president of basketball operations and general manager, coupled with the swift kick the organization gave to Tony DiLeo on Friday, shows that owner Joshua Harris is going full-bore in doing away with one culture and giving birth to another.

Since Doug Collins resigned as head coach more than three weeks ago, speculation surrounding the 76ers has been on finding his replacement.

IN AN IDEAL basketball world the 76ers would be set to move forward with a new coach, perhaps a new president, maybe a new general manager or at least word that the one in place will be here beyond June 30, when his contract expires.

The Sixers have been abandoned again. It was another three seasons of wasted basketball instead of moving closer to the ultimate goal of a championship.

If Philly is able to nail these areas down between now and next season, then we might have a pretty good team on our hands.

If the 76ers were to heed the advice of their all-star point guard, they would call off the search for the team's next coach and promote from within.

Early Tuesday afternoon, ESPN's NBA Draft Insider Chad Ford reported that UNLV freshman forward Anthony Bennett will be out four months after surgery on his rotator cuff in his left shoulder that is expected to go down today.

"The enigma" seems to be a fitting nickname for Evan Turner, because after three seasons with the 76ers it is still difficult for the franchise and its fans to figure him out.

It is going to be a long offseason for the Philadelphia 76ers trying to figure out what went wrong this season.

This review of Arnett Moultrie's rookie season will make a lot more sense if you've ever watched a few episodes of "Arrested Development." Most of it was spent wearing a furry seal backpack on team charters and making sure that the 76ers' veterans had warm donuts waiting when they arrived to practice.

The entire NBA season has been spent wondering when he would come back. Gradually, "when" became "if," but the true issue at hand never wavered.

The other day, I wrote how the 76ers should approach building a real contender by tanking and trading for superior but injured players.