The Philadelphia 76ers yesterday introduced a multi-year contract extension for President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey, extending him by way of the 2027-28 season.
“Daryl is among the finest entrance workplace executives in sports activities and I enormously worth his management,” Josh Harris, 76ers Managing Associate, mentioned. “I’m thrilled to have reached an settlement to increase his contract and look ahead to working collectively to maximise our probabilities of competing for an NBA title.”
Employed because the group’s President of Basketball Operations on Nov. 2, 2020, Morey’s .653 successful share by way of his first three seasons represents the most effective mark in franchise historical past. The 76ers are off to a 16-7 begin in 2023-24, tied for the fourth-best report within the NBA.
Morey oversees all areas of the 76ers basketball operations division, most not too long ago orchestrating a three-team, seven-player deal on Nov. 1, 2023, which netted a mess of future draft capital, together with two first-round draft picks and a first-round decide swap, along with Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, and Marcus Morris Sr. This previous offseason, Morey employed NBA champion and Coach of the Yr Nick Nurse because the franchise’s twenty sixth head coach.
“I wish to specific my appreciation to Josh Harris and David Blitzer for his or her unwavering help and confidence. Collectively, we’re dedicated to bringing a championship to Philadelphia,” mentioned Morey. “I like this franchise and the connection my household and I’ve constructed with our followers and this metropolis. There’s no place I’d slightly proceed this journey than right here.”
In 2022-23, the 76ers superior within the NBA Playoffs for the third consecutive season, making them one among two groups to achieve the Convention Semifinals every year since Morey’s arrival. On the season, Morey’s 76ers compiled a 54-28 regular-season report, the group’s finest mark since 2000-01.
