When Paul George agreed to signal with the Philadelphia 76ers, Daryl Morey achieved his purpose of buying one other All-Star participant to affix Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. However Morey concedes the plan they put in place greater than a yr in the past was an unlikely one with the chances of success at lower than 50 p.c.
“We had been taking what we thought was one of the best plan to maintain ourselves in title rivalry, but it surely undoubtedly was a dangerous plan,” Morey informed The Athletic. “They don’t at all times work out, however we felt like all the opposite plans had been worse.”
Gamers of George’s caliber sometimes re-sign with their incumbent groups for probably the most cash out there, however the LA Clippers modified course and out of the blue had been extra cautious of their negotiations than they’d been beforehand. This opened up a window for the Sixers to signal George in free company.
“It was undoubtedly dangerous, yeah, but it surely was additionally one of the best plan,” Morey mentioned. “A dangerous plan doesn’t imply it’s a foul plan. It simply could possibly be one of the best plan. It was undoubtedly one of the best plan.”
