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 12 months in the past was an unlikely one with the chances of success at lower than 50 p.c.
“We have been taking what we thought was the most effective plan to maintain ourselves in title rivalry, however it undoubtedly was a dangerous plan,” Morey instructed The Athletic. “They don’t all the time work out, however we felt like all the opposite plans have been worse.”
Gamers of George’s caliber usually re-sign with their incumbent groups for essentially the most cash accessible, however the LA Clippers modified route and instantly have been extra cautious of their negotiations than that they had been beforehand. This opened up a window for the Sixers to signal George in free company.
“It was undoubtedly dangerous, yeah, however it was additionally the most effective plan,” Morey mentioned. “A dangerous plan doesn’t imply it’s a foul plan. It simply could possibly be the most effective plan. It was undoubtedly the most effective plan.”
