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Is it realistic for Daryl Morey to build the Sixers around a Big 3?

Derek Bodner Avatar
June 24, 2024
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Daryl Morey has been quite clear in his belief that stars drive winning, and that teams should prioritize pursuing stars whenever they have the opportunity to do so.
History has, for the most part, been on his side on that debate.
There is almost no doubt that under the new collective bargaining agreement that a star-heavy team-building philosophy is more difficult to sustain than ever. The question becomes whether the impact of the new rules is drastic enough to change the status quo, and force the Sixers to pivot into a strategy that revolves around surrounding Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey with more depth, rather than continuing to pursue the stars that Daryl Morey has built his career ch...

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