Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports

How the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process -- a bold plan to get to first by becoming the worst.

When a group of private equity bigwigs purchased the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, the team was …

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