76ers star Joel Embiid exploded on Wednesday night, scoring 50 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in just 27 minutes in a 123–110 win against the Magic. During a Thursday radio interview, team president Daryl Morey acknowledged that Embiid’s recent play has shifted the paradigm a bit in terms of how the team views a potential Ben Simmons trade.
During his appearance on 97.5 The Fanatic with Mike Missanelli, Morey stressed that any trade involving Simmons, Tobias Harris or other Sixers players has to drastically improve the team’s current title odds, especially if it threatens to hamstring the franchise in the future.