Time for 76ers to get winning

already has his first turnover as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.

It came in an Instagram post sponsored by a watch company. “Excited to head to (City) and join the (team name). @Tissot.us is helping me get started with my (team name) watch,” Fultz posted, not bothering to actually fill in the blanks.

Ah, it's a process. Or rather, The Process. And the Sixers have plenty of blanks to fill in on their roster before becoming a playoff contender.

The No. 1 overall pick in this NBA draft has become an instant fan favorite before signing his rookie contract.

The 6-foot-4 guard out of Washington has gone on late-night TV and boasted of his love of Philly cheesesteaks, made a social-media connection with franchise player

and dazzled on draft night with a pair of orange sneakers made of the same leather used to make NBA game balls.

If that wasn't enough, Philly fans found an open love letter from Fultz to the city on The Players' Tribune.

“What's up, Philly? You good? I'm pretty good,” Fultz wrote. “Today is a good day. Today we take The Process to another level.”

Long the league laughingstock, it's the Sixers' turn to clap back, with Embiid and poking fun on Twitter at

and his father,

But the Sixers aren't counting on the Fultz-Simmons-Embiid core to simply entertain in 140-character bursts.

They expect the trio to help lead the franchise to their first playoff appearance since 2012 and first championship since 1983.

The Los Angeles Clippers were informed Friday that and

have declined their player options for the 2017-18 season and will become unrestricted free agents, according to NBA executives. The Clippers plan to re-sign Paul and Griffin to maximum deals, the team has said in the past. Paul had until next Thursday to inform the Clippers of his decision and Griffin until next Wednesday. One team official said it wasn't a surprise that the two took this course because there is so much more money both Paul and Griffin can make as free agents.