Philadelphia 76ers: 3 reasons trading Richaun Holmes was a mistake

1. Jonah Bolden may not live up to the hype

It is clear by now that the organization sees more potential in Jonah Bolden than it does in Holmes as its role power forward option — even if it hasn’t seen enough to determine that.

Bolden recently signed a four-year, $7 million deal to play in Philly this year. He spent all of last season playing for the Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, where he averaged 6.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

He participated with the team in NBA Summer League earlier this month in Las Vegas, showing that he isn’t anything of what the Sixers talked him up to be — finishing the slate of games with underwhelming averages of 6.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game. He also looked lost on the court at times with occasional turnovers and bad shot selection.

Now a likely favorite to reach the Eastern Conference playoffs seasonally, it could be that Hinkie’s instilled plan to “Trust the Process” has finally run its course, and it looks like the Richaun Holmes trade is living proof of that.