The Philadelphia 76ers have gone from the laughingstock of the league to a (still-bad) team with real promise.



They have a superstar talent in Joel Embiid (albeit he’s a huge health risk and is out for the season again), a rookie-of-the-year candidate in Dario Saric, a horde of draft picks, and open books to bring in good players.



It would have been ridiculous to suggest that the Sixers’ situation was better than the Bulls’ when Fred Hoiberg took over the team two years ago. Now, there’s a fairly compelling argument that the Sixers have the brighter future.



The Bulls have expressed deep reservations about undergoing a Sixers-style reboot. Tanking did not work for them in the post-Jordan rebuilding years, and they don’t seem to have any desire to try it again. But the Sixers’ rebuild, dubbed “The Process,” was about more than just losing games. Even if the Bulls don’t want to bottom out for a great pick,...