Trading Patrick Beverley to another hopeful Eastern Conference contender surprised many people — including Beverley — last week. And while Cam Payne has had an excellent start to his Sixers tenure, Daryl Morey alluded to the reason for moving Beverley in a press conference following the trade.
"We thought this was the best way to build a team," Morey said following the trade deadline. "We saw his minutes going down, and we thought it was best for him to be at a place where he was going to play a bigger role on the team. Here, we saw that role diminishing.”
Morey would have said as much if that playing time was meant for Payne. Instead, the truth became clear on Saturday evening, when Kyle L...
