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Highlights from Anthony Gargano’s Interview with Daryl Morey

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Jul 18th, 2023 · 2:12 PM EDT

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Daryl Morey was on 97.5 Middays with Anthony Gargano… sans Baconators:

Here are the highlights from that interview you can listen to here.

Daryl Morey confirms James Harden wants to be traded, and they will do their best to honor that, but won’t do it unless they “get a very good player or something that we could turn into a very good player” –

Daryl Morey on what he wants in a James Harden trade: "If we don't get either a very good player or something that we could turn into a very good player, then we're just not gonna do it."

— Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) July 18, 2023

He hinted that the Sixers looked to trade into the first round and grab Cam Whitmore:

Daryl Morey seems to indicate the Sixers attempted to move up and get Cam Whitmore in the draft:

"There was another prominent player who fell in this year's draft that we were trying to move up for. I couldn't understand why they were falling because I've seen him play live…

— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) July 18, 2023

Morey makes it seem like the Kings didn’t put Tyrese Haliburton on the table for Ben Simmons:

Without naming any players, Morey mentioned that some players who have spoken out on thinking they were going to be traded here (Haliburton) were guys they pushed hard to get but the deal wasn't on the table

— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) July 18, 2023

 

Nick Nurse and Morey spoke with Embiid at length yesterday about his comments. According to Morey, Embiid was having fun with it and talking about the business side of things in the interview. I didn’t really register anything about business from that quote, but ok:

"Ha! He had some fun with that yesterday, that was a very Joel day yesterday. I spoke to him at length yesterday, he is very excited. At the end of the day he was talking about the business side of things in the NBA. He wants to win in Philly." – @dmorey on Embiid

— 97.5 The Fanatic (@975TheFanatic) July 18, 2023

Daryl Morey on Joel Embiid's comments yesterday- "He had some fun with that yesterday. That was a very Joel day."

Morey says he and Nick Nurse both spoke to Embiid at length yesterday and is confident Embiid is bought in on winning with the Sixers

— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) July 18, 2023

Don’t focus on the five centers and lack of wing depth on the roster right now. Focus on the roster during the season…when they will probably still have a lack of wing depth:

"I would just say to the fans, obviously things right now aren't looking perfect, but at the end of the day, try not to focus on the roster in July. Focus on the roster during the season and going into the playoffs." – @dmorey with @AnthonyLGargano

— 97.5 The Fanatic (@975TheFanatic) July 18, 2023

Daryl Morey- “I think James is a little bit hard to play with at times. I think Joel is a little bit hard to play with at times. Both these guys are such dominant forces that they can be challenging for guys to play off of.”

Morey says a wing that can play on and off ball as an…

— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) July 18, 2023

"We feel your frustration. We have one of the best players to ever lace them up. We are going to continue to bring in young players who can step up like Maxey. We are going to make trades to help us win. We know that we need more and we will continue to do more." – @dmorey

— 97.5 The Fanatic (@975TheFanatic) July 18, 2023

He hears your skepticism and understands that the fans are nervous and upset because he sees it on Twitter every day (I made that last part up):

"We like where we are at. We understand that the fans are nervous and upset. Every single year we have taken a step, it just hasn't been good enough yet." – @dmorey

— 97.5 The Fanatic (@975TheFanatic) July 18, 2023

"I appreciate you being skeptical. You and fans should be skeptical until we show it on the floor, but in reality, we are going to be a very good team with Coach Nurse." – @dmorey to @AnthonyLGargano

— 97.5 The Fanatic (@975TheFanatic) July 18, 2023

FIN.