Sixers fans take out billboard celebrating Sam Hinkie

Sam Hinkie is gone but not forgotten by the Philadelphia 76ers faithful.

The former Sixers president and general manager resigned his posts earlier this month after ownership tried to scale back his autonomy and get him to share responsibilities with an incoming front-office executive.

Time will be the judge of whether Hinkie's "Process" proves a failure or success, but his bold experiment has been celebrated in Philadelphia by a few enterprising Sixers' bloggers and podcasters.