Sixers president Daryl Morey has been telegraphing his long-term strategy since last July.
“What we’re attempting to do is have the best team possible this year, but also have the ability that, if we get into a next-season situation, to be a very unique team with the most cap room of a team that’s as good as us,” Sixers president Daryl Morey told Anthony Gargano of 97.5 The Fanatic back then. “That’s a very unique situation to have.”
The Sixers did nothing to compromise that approach at the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline.