Morey began trade talks on a Harden deal with the LA Clippers by asking for George; he was rebuffed but undeterred. Always a maximalist, Morey lives by a simple approach to team building: get as many great players as possible, CBA constraints be damned. He set his eyes on his next star and the one he could pair with Joel Embiid as each seeks his first NBA championship, and the Sixers’ first since 1983. The idea was fraught with many chances for failure. Even Morey concedes now it was unlikely; he puts the initial odds of success at less than 50 percent. “We were taking what we thought was the best plan to keep ourselves in title contention, but it definitely was a risky plan,” Morey told The Athletic. “They don’t always work out, but we felt like all the other plans were worse.” -via New York Times / October 9, 2024
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