{"id":37512,"date":"2021-02-23T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=37512"},"modified":"2021-03-23T18:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T22:43:22","slug":"philadelphia-76ers-rumors-morey-looking-for-trade-deadline-splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/02\/23\/philadelphia-76ers-rumors-morey-looking-for-trade-deadline-splash\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia 76ers Rumors: Morey Looking for Trade Deadline Splash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After last year\u2019s disaster, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/76ers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> felt it was time to shake things up during the offseason. Philadelphia did just that. Enter Doc Rivers as the new head coach and Daryl Morey to run the team as president of basketball operations. This shakeup has been largely successful with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joel Embiid<\/strong><\/a> playing at an MVP-caliber level and the team sitting at the top in the NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference. The latest 76ers rumors indicate that Morey and the franchise aren\u2019t finished tweaking this championship-level roster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wojespn<\/a> on NBA Countdown: \u201cDaryl Morey has been active, he\u2019s always looking for a big blockbuster deal&#8230;that may not be available for this trade deadline. Two areas the Sixers would like to improve: getting a 4\/5 man who can shoot the ball, along with two-way players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Harrison Grimm (@Harrison_Grimm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harrison_Grimm\/status\/1363177954398924800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Philadelphia 76ers Rumors: Morey looks for Trade Deadline Splash<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NBA trade deadline still sits more than a month away (March 25), but fans should be prepared for Philadelphia to make a major move. In fact, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ringer\u2019s <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin O\u2019Connor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/nba\/2021\/2\/22\/22294868\/milwaukee-bucks-boston-celtics-east-trades\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">further substantiated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> these latest 76ers rumors on Monday morning. According to O\u2019Connor, Philadelphia \u201cis still seeking major moves to increase its championship odds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s slightly hard to imagine this Philadelphia roster is in need of any major additions. However, if Morey and the front office are successful in making a trade deadline splash, then this puts the rest of the league on notice. Philadelphia owns a 20-11 overall record, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/nets\/\" target=\"_self\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> are closing in fast. The super-trio in Brooklyn has won six-straight including five wins on the road against Western Conference foes without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Brooklyn Nets are the first Eastern Conference team to win 5 straight games on a Western Conference road trip since the Chicago Bulls in Jan. 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EliasSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ufvx9ESNv8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ufvx9ESNv8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA.com\/Stats (@nbastats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbastats\/status\/1363699195836825600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia has also learned, the hard way, not to rely on regular-season success. In addition to last year\u2019s failures, the 76ers won 50-plus games in both 2018 and 2019. Both seasons ended in tragic conference semifinals losses. The talented core of Embiid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/simmobe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ben Simmons<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harrito02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tobias Harris<\/a> <\/strong>should be in serious championship contention every single year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Kyle Lowry Potential Fit<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a little early for solidified predictions around this year\u2019s trade market, however, one name has emerged numerous times. That would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowryky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kyle Lowry<\/strong><\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/raptors\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Raptors<\/a>. And, this rumored fit checks so many different boxes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lowry is Philadelphia born and raised. He stayed local in college, playing for Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats. He\u2019s won an NBA championship. He\u2019s a six-time All-Star. And, he fits the biggest roster need for the 76ers: perimeter shooting and shot-creating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;2722&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toronto would require a decent return in order to ship off their star point guard, but the 76ers have some factors in their favor. For one, Lowry is 34-years-old and in the final year of his contract. And, the Raptors have generally underperformed this year with a 16-15 record.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Roster Needs<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assuming the 76ers are able to add Lowry without breaking up the core of this roster, this is a dream fit. Embiid is more than capable of handling duties in the paint. Not just from a scoring metric, but rebounding, pick-and-roll, and defensive presence. Simmons is a nightmare for defensive game plans, but at 6-foot-11 he still lacks the ability to shoot and create around the three-point line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harris and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenda02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Danny Green<\/strong><\/a> are excellent spot-up shooters, but this team needs to be more dynamic outside of the arc. Lowry is a perfect fit for this need. The veteran point guard is shooting close to 40 percent from deep this season while averages six-plus assists per game throughout his career. Even better, throughout his 15-year career, 63.9 percent of his assists come off three-pointers. This year, that percentage sits closer to 70 percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest 76ers rumors, it appears that Philadelphia will make a big deadline splash. 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Philadelphia did just that. Enter Doc Rivers as the new head coach and Daryl Morey to run the team as president of basketball operations. This shakeup has been largely successful with Joel Embiid playing at an MVP-caliber [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3508,"featured_media":37515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,62,13],"tags":[4187,319,4774],"class_list":["post-37512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nba","category-76ers","tag-76ers-featured","tag-kyle-lowry","tag-rumors"],"modified_by":"Zach Kircher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3508"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}