When Paul George agreed to signal with the Philadelphia 76ers, Daryl Morey completed his objective of buying one other All-Star participant to affix 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 had been taking what we thought was the perfect plan to maintain ourselves in title rivalry, nevertheless it positively was a dangerous plan,” Morey informed The Athletic. “They don’t all the time work out, however we felt like all the opposite plans had been worse.”
Gamers of George’s caliber usually re-sign with their incumbent groups for essentially the most cash obtainable, however the LA Clippers modified course and immediately had been extra cautious of their negotiations than that they had 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 the perfect plan,” Morey stated. “A dangerous plan doesn’t imply it’s a nasty plan. It simply might be the perfect plan. It was positively the perfect plan.”
