The Philadelphia 76ers are taking a somewhat radical approach in rebuilding their roster under Sam Hinkie, stripping the team down while accumulating as many draft assets as possible.

"We spend a lot of time with everybody in the organization making sure we are all focused on a singular purpose: to build something special for Philadelphia," Hinkie said by phone Sunday night. "That takes a willingness to look at things differently. It requires, at times, a contrarian approach, by definition. It requires it. And my role is to play the role of the steward, to focus on doing the best we know how with something that doesn't belong to me -- if anything, it belongs to the owner and it belongs to the fans. And I take that job very, very seriously. And it's very likely that we'll be unwavering."

The 76ers could have six of the top 40 or so picks and nine overall in the June draft.