SixthStreet wrote:It's a lazy analysis of Morey's career to say he chases stars. In fact, for most of Harden's Houston career, the rosters were specifically a single star roster. He routinely displayed the ability to win on smaller trades, finding second round rotation players, and signing non-star players to positive value contracts in free agency. Furthermore, he has also shown that ability in his Sixers tenure. The trades for Melton and Curry and signing of Oubre are indicative of that. We've drafted well outside the first round too. Admittedly have pissed away some of those finds though.
Now, I will admit that I also wonder if that Morey is washed and that he'll opt for the lazy route of signing/trading for an over the hill star. But given the opportunity to build a roster unshackled from the Harris contract I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I'm cautiously hopeful. I think if he has to dip into the non-star market he'll make some signings that provide neutral to surplus value on cap expenditure that preserve future optionality. I don't think he's going to build a roster around Embiid, Maxey, an old third star, and 30+ year old vets on sub-exception contracts.
Lol people saying he only chases stars don't have a clue. You dont give the best team ever assembled in GSW a run for their money only because you landed Harden and CP3. They had a good team with solid role players at the moment like Capela, Ariza, Gordon, PJ Tucker, Gerald Green, Nene. Also their schemes and playstyle was a good fit for those players.
Given the circunstances, he has built a good roster this season. This isn't even the season we are suposed to be all-in, we now will have Tobias finally off the books, multiple picks available to trade and a lot of cap room.
This is his most important off season. Watching his track record here i'm optimistic he can build a very nice team. Then obviously it's all going to fall on Biid's health in his 30's and mental growth. But that's the path we have choosen to walk and everybody seems fine with it.
The dream scenario is he gets some undervalued players and they explode here. But i'm not mad either if he goes with PG13. We don't need him to be even be the 2nd best player here, i think he can fill for the 3rd best player (MPJ role) pretty well for a couple of years. Embiid's window won't last much longer anyways. And even in his older form he's a huge upgrade over Tobias.