Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey gave some perception into his group’s pursuit of Paul George. Morey mentioned that the intel gathering course of began earlier than free company opened.
Morey mentioned the group had been listening to George’s Podcast P podcast for clues on the place the star wing was leaning earlier than free company. Philadelphia’s entrance workplace was additionally confused about what the LA Clippers have been considering with George’s free company.
“We had listened to each Podcast P podcast and, you already know, actually like had been taking notes on them for months mainly,” Morey mentioned. “And so, this press launch comes out and we’re all one another, we’re like, ‘This appears good.’ After which we’re like studying it once more, we’re like, ‘Yeah, that’s actually good. What are the Clippers doing? We don’t perceive.'”
Morey likened the method again to attempting to signal Chris Bosh from the Miami Warmth when he was main the Houston Rockets entrance workplace. He mentioned he thought the Clippers would finally relent and re-sign George.
“So, I imply, we had heard that they, you already know, kind of have been going to in all probability draw a line, however we truly thought the entire time they have been going to, and I’ve had this earlier than,” Morey mentioned. “I used to be going after Chris Bosh years in the past, he was coming to us as a result of Miami had drawn a line, after which Miami undrew the road on the final minute. So, I actually thought that was more than likely what would occur.”
