Summary of Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top

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#1 Sam Hinkie, the general manager of the Sixers, was hired in 2013 to rebuild the team. In 2006, King had decided to trade Allen Iverson, one of the league’s premier scorers, to the Denver Nuggets. He called Iverson and told him that he was going to be a Nugget.

#2 Brown had brought King with him to Philadelphia nine years earlier. The Sixers had a young, transcendent star in Allen Iverson. But they hadn’t won anything in 16 years, and their new owners were unwilling to accept such results.

#3 Iverson and Brown were constantly bickering, and Iverson would rarely if ever lift weights or care about his appearance. He would often show up to practices late and smelling of alcohol.

#4 That summer, the Sixers and Iverson came to an agreement: Iverson would remain a Sixer for now. In a few months, they would be very thankful that he was.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822501027

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Sam Hinkie, the general manager of the Sixers, was hired in 2013 to rebuild the team. In 2006, King had decided to trade Allen Iverson, one of the league’s premier scorers, to the Denver Nuggets. He called Iverson and told him that he was going to be a Nugget.

#2

Brown had brought King with him to Philadelphia nine years earlier. The Sixers had a young, transcendent star in Allen Iverson. But they hadn’t won anything in 16 years, and their new owners were unwilling to accept such results.

#3

Iverson and Brown were constantly bickering, and Iverson would rarely if ever lift weights or care about his appearance. He would often show up to practices late and smelling of alcohol.

#4

That summer, the Sixers and Iverson came to an agreement: Iverson would remain a Sixer for now. In a few months, they would be very thankful that he was.

#5

Iverson’s 48-point performance in Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals helped the Sixers upset the Lakers. They would not win another game that series and would fall in five games. But for the first time in years, they appeared to be on the brink of something special.

#6

Iverson’s ankle injury had been bothering him most of 2005–2006 season, but he still played through the pain. King had begun contemplating breaking up his core in March, after Iverson told reporters he would be shutting down for the remainder of the season.

#7

The Sixers were having a difficult time adjusting to life after Allen Iverson. They received many trade offers for Iverson, and eventually decided to rebuild through the draft. King wanted a veteran or two to help mentor the team’s younger players.

#8

The Sixers were winning