Almost seven months that it lasts and nothing helps. Daryl Morey may well meet and discuss with Elton Brand, Rich Paul, Ben Simmons’ agent, the player himself… “I can tell you with certainty that these conversations have not progressed”, still displays today the president of the Sixers, questioned at length about the “Mike Missanelli Show” / 97.5 The Fanatic. In other words, the transfer of the Australian, who has still not stepped on the NBA floor this year, does not seem to be for tomorrow.
The 76ers boss does not hide his pessimism as the transfer deadline of February 10 approaches. “Let’s hope I’m wrong, but it won’t be for lack of trying”, continues the former leader of the Rockets, specifying that a team is dedicated to the management of this file behind the scenes. “The reason I say this transfer is less likely is that it takes two or three to tango and trades are not easy to get in this league. There is a strong risk aversion and a lot of decision makers to deal with. This makes it less likely than likely that a deal will be struck. “
Speaking of this “tango” to several teams, he explicitly refers to the Kings, who would have made a proposal with the tandem De’Aaron Fox – Buddy Hield but who have since closed the door. Daryl Morey nevertheless remains convinced that certain exchanges with Californians “ could work” but that a third actor should be asked to satisfy everyone.
” It will probably take several teams, but whenever it comes to a big transfer with several teams, the chances of this happening are just low. “, laments the president.
The “perfect player”? Well Simmons…
The latter is well aware that such a stalemate increases the frustration among the fans, who have already had to know “The Process” to obtain the reunion of the duo Joel Embiid – Ben Simmons.
And ” get this foundation that gave us a real chance last year. A wasted opportunity in a way because we should have gone to the conference final, or even further. I feel this frustration, I know it. They’ve been through so much to bring these players together and for one of them to say they’d rather be somewhere else sucks. It sucks for everyone, but it’s important to face reality.“
The reality is that the Sixers, despite the situation, today occupy a very honorable 5th place in the East with 26 wins – 18 losses. But if a transfer is to take place, the idea is to maximize the title chances, not just to move from ” the seventh to the sixth ranks among the candidates for the supreme reward. “We might be able to agree to bring in a really solid player, maybe not in the Top 30 but a bit below, and a young solid player could develop during Joel’s prime.“Judge Daryl Morey, who nevertheless considers that the current workforce has a chance of going all the way.
If ever this transfer should not take place, the leader still has an option in mind: to convince Ben Simmons to play again with the Sixers. “I’m sure he could play for us again, he would literally be the almost perfect player we could pair with Joel Embiid. “
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Joel Embiid | 33 | 32.7 | 49.4 | 37.5 | 81.7 | 1.9 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| Tobias Harris | 35 | 34.8 | 46.1 | 31.3 | 85.4 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 18.2 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 37 | 34.9 | 47.0 | 40.2 | 87.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 16.6 |
| Seth Curry | 40 | 34.8 | 50.9 | 41.7 | 87.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 15.8 |
| Shake Milton | 27 | 24.8 | 42.9 | 31.6 | 85.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 10.5 |
| George Niang | 40 | 22.9 | 43.8 | 39.5 | 87.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 9.8 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 40 | 23.4 | 39.1 | 29.1 | 83.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| Danny Green | 29 | 23.7 | 40.7 | 38.1 | 90.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
| Andre Drummond | 39 | 18.7 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 32 | 25.8 | 48.7 | 28.7 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| isaiah joe | 29 | 12.0 | 33.6 | 30.9 | 93.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Tyler Johnson | 3 | 12.7 | 40.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Charles Bassey | 21 | 7.2 | 67.5 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Charlie Brown | 7 | 13.2 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Paul Reed, Jr. | 21 | 8.8 | 46.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Myles Powell | 9 | 5.1 | 31.2 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Jaden Springer | 2 | 2.8 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Braxton Key | 2 | 3.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Aaron Henry | 6 | 2.8 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
