PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The president of the Philadelphia 76ers, Daryl Morey, voiced hope on Friday that Joel Embiid, the current NBA MVP, would recover from his knee injury in time for a potential postseason run.
“We’re hopeful,” Morey declared three days after Embiid’s left knee surgery, prior to the 76ers’ game against the Atlanta Hawks. Feedback on the reasons behind his operation has been more positive than negative. Thus, we are optimistic and assembling the squad to improve upon last year’s performance. It’s obviously not at full capacity. Joel, though, is playing at an MVP caliber, so maybe he can return to that. And we really do have a chance this year.”
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Rather, Morey acquired Cameron Payne and veteran guard Buddy Hield through separate trades. The two were acquired by Philadelphia as part of four transactions that also featured the departure of forward Marcus Morris Sr., Danuel House, Patrick Beverley, Furkan Kourkmas, and Jaden Springer. Along with sending out four second round picks in those transactions, the 76ers also acquired two back in swaps with Boston and Milwaukee.
“Our priority was to get a big, but we wanted to add to our playoff rotation this year,” Morey stated.
Philadelphia’s Hield is expected to be a major 3-point shooting threat, which will help All-Star Tyrese Maxey, who has been targeted by defenses since Embiid’s injury.
It will be a struggle, but we have to win games,” Morey declared. “But the playoffs were our main priority, we have a rotation that we know is capable of winning a lot, and he was the only player to transfer clubs that would have a significant impact on our rotation. It’s clear what he brings to the table.”
Hield and Payne were formerly more accessible.
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