Sam Hinkie

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Sam Hinkie is the General Manager and President of Basketball Operations of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. Prior to being hired by the Sixers on May 14, 2013,^[1] Hinkie spent eight years with the Houston Rockets. Upon becoming the Rockets' Vice President of Basketball Operations in 2007, he became the youngest Vice President in the league,^[2] and was further promoted to Executive Vice President in 2010. In Houston, Hinkie promoted the use of advanced statistics in professional basketball while "second-in-command" to General Manager Daryl Morey, another widely known advocate of advanced basketball analytics.^[3]^[4] He has presented lectures in basketball statistics to audiences at Harvard, Stanford, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.^[1]^[5]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "76ers formally hire Sam Hinkie". Associated Press. ESPN.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ "Sam Hinkie | MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ Golliver, Ben. "Sixers to hire Rockets' Sam Hinkie as new GM". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ Garrison, Drew. "Sixers hire Sam Hinkie as new general manager, according to report". SBNation. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ "Philadelphia 76ers Name Sam Hinkie President of Basketball Operations and General Manager". Philadelphia 76ers. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

v t e Current heads of basketball operations in the National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Danny Ainge (Boston Celtics) Billy King (Brooklyn Nets) Glen Grunwald (New York Knicks) Sam Hinkie (Philadelphia 76ers) Masai Ujiri (Toronto Raptors)	Central Gar Forman (Chicago Bulls) David Griffin (Cleveland Cavaliers) Joe Dumars (Detroit Pistons) Kevin Pritchard (Indiana Pacers) John Hammond (Milwaukee Bucks)	Southeast Danny Ferry (Atlanta Hawks) Rod Higgins (Charlotte Bobcats) Pat Riley (Miami Heat) Rob Hennigan (Orlando Magic) Ernie Grunfeld (Washington Wizards)
Western Conference
Southwest Donnie Nelson (Dallas Mavericks) Daryl Morey (Houston Rockets) Chris Wallace (Memphis Grizzlies) Dell Demps (New Orleans Pelicans) R. C. Buford (San Antonio Spurs)	Northwest Tim Connelly (Denver Nuggets) Flip Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves) Sam Presti (Oklahoma City Thunder) Neil Olshey (Portland Trail Blazers) Dennis Lindsey (Utah Jazz)	Pacific Bob Myers (Golden State Warriors) Gary Sacks (Los Angeles Clippers) Mitch Kupchak (Los Angeles Lakers) Ryan McDonough (Phoenix Suns) Pete D'Alessandro (Sacramento Kings)
Note: Those listed here either hold the title President of Basketball Operations or General Manager, or both.

v t e Philadelphia 76ers

Formerly the Syracuse Nationals Founded in 1946 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The franchise	Franchise Syracuse All-Time roster Draft history Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Convention Hall Philadelphia Arena The Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

General Managers	Leo Ferris Ramsay Don DeJardin Williams Nash Shue Lynam Greenberg Lucas King Stefanski Thorn DiLeo Hinkie

D-League affiliate	Delaware 87ers

Administration	Owner Joshua Harris Adam Aron David Blitzer Jason Levien Art Wrubel Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Erick Thohir Chief Executive Officer Scott O'Neil President Rod Thorn General Manager Sam Hinkie Head coach Brett Brown

Retired numbers	2 3 (Retiring March 1, 2014) 6 10 13 15 24 32 34 Dave Zinkoff (MIC)

NBA Championships (2)	1967 1983

Rivals	Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks

Culture and lore	"Fo', fo', fo'" Wilt the Stilt Dr. J The Answer The Boston Strangler Dave Zinkoff Practice!? Curse of Billy Penn Hip Hop Pat Croce Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame Sir Charles The Kangaroo Kid Boston's dead! Nine and 73-ers

Media	Television Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Comcast Network WPSG Radio WIP WPHT Announcers Marc Zumoff Malik Rose Tom McGinnis

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