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Dr. J: Sixers On 7-Year Plan 'To Be Good'

By Andrew Porter

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Sam Hinkie haters usually ask the Sam Hinkie loyalists, "How long will this thing take? When can we start to expect results?"

Sixers Hall Of Famer, Julius Erving, provided some clarity on that question.

"Well when they [Joshua Harris and Sixers' ownership group] acquired the team in 2012, maybe, I think the talk was about seven years. Seven years," Erving said Wednesday on SiriusXM NBA Radio. "So I think it's still on that same timeline."

Seven years to make the playoffs?

"No. To be good," Erving clarified. "To be good. To be formidable. To be a contender. That's probably 18-19, right?"

Not exactly what Sixers fans were hoping to hear.

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