The Philadelphia 76ers have named Daryl Morey their new president of basketball operations according to Jasmyn Wimbish of CBS Sports on Monday. Morey signed a five-year deal, which will see him earn over $50 million.
Morey will be working closely with 76ers General Manager Elton Brand and Head Coach Doc Rivers. Brand, who played for the 76ers from 2008 to 2012, and again from 2015-2016, was named the 76ers general manager initially on September 20, 2018, and had his contract extended with Philadelphia.
In 2019-20, the 76ers finished in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 43 wins and 30 losses, However, they had a short playoff in the Orlando bubble as they were swept in four games by the Boston Celtics.
Morey brings a wealth of NBA experience to his new role in Philadelphia. Over the last 13 years, he has been the general manager of the Houston Rockets. In the last four years, Morey has been working closely with head coach Mike D’Antoni. Like Morey, D’Antoni left the Rockets in the offseason, as he became the assistant head coach for the Brooklyn Nets, where he is reacquainted with Steve Nash. D’Antoni coached Nash while he played for the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers.
It will now be interesting to see the Morey-Brand-Rivers connection, and how it develops in the state of brotherly love. Rivers was fired by the Los Angeles Clippers, and even though Brand played for the Clippers, it should be noted that Brand and Rivers were never with the Clippers at the same time.
Where Philadelphia needs to improve the most at this time is at point guard. Do not be surprised if they make a strong push to acquire Chris Paul, who Rivers coached with the Clippers from 2013 to 2017, and Morey managed with the Rockets from 2017 to 2019.
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