Daryl Morey On Pursuing Paul George It Was Definitely Risky But Definitely The Best Plan

When Paul George agreed to signal with the Philadelphia 76ers, Daryl Morey completed his purpose of buying one other All-Star participant to hitch 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 percentages of success at lower than 50 p.c.

“We have been taking what we thought was one of the best plan to maintain ourselves in title rivalry, nevertheless it positively was a dangerous plan,” Morey instructed The Athletic. “They don’t at all times 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 probably the most cash accessible, however the LA Clippers modified course and all of a sudden have 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 positively dangerous, yeah, nevertheless it 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 positively one of the best plan.”