76ers Oust Daryl Morey After 6 Seasons as Nick Nurse Stays and Bob Myers Leads Search
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Updated · The New York Times · May 13
76ers Oust Daryl Morey After 6 Seasons as Nick Nurse Stays and Bob Myers Leads Search
14 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 13
Philadelphia split with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey after six seasons, while keeping coach Nick Nurse in place for next year.
A second-round sweep by the Knicks — after the Sixers beat Boston in Round 1 — sharpened concerns that the roster Morey built still lacked enough depth, shooting and defense.
Bob Myers, president of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and the former Warriors GM, will oversee basketball operations in the interim and run the search for Morey’s replacement.
Morey drafted Tyrese Maxey, signed Paul George and extended Joel Embiid, but Philadelphia never got past the second round under his watch and missed the playoffs a year ago before rebounding to the No. 7 seed.
Is Daryl Morey’s star-chasing strategy now obsolete after failing in both Houston and Philadelphia?
With two stars deemed 'untradeable' for negative reasons, how can the 76ers' next GM possibly build a winner?
Does winning a title matter to owners focused on building a billion-dollar sports empire?