Daryl Morey on Ben Simmons trade by the deadline: Less likely than likely

Kyle Neubeck: Morey: “I think it’s less likely than likely” that they’re going to get an impactful Simmons deal done by the deadline
Source: Twitter @KyleNeubeck

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Daryl Morey believes the #Sixers are “less likely than likely” to move Ben Simmons before the trade deadline inquirer.com/sixers/76ers-b… via @phillyinquirer – 6:55 PM Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey sees potential for a deal that would send All-Star Ben Simmons to Sacramento.
“For sure, there are deals with the Sacramento Kings that I think would work,” he said.
sacbee.com/sports/nba/sac… – 5:48 PM Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
In a long interview on Thursday, Daryl Morey discussed a more flexible price range on Ben Simmons, the urgency Joel Embiid’s play inspires, and why those factors still don’t seem to have them pointing toward a deadline deal phillyvoice.com/daryl-morey-be… – 4:49 PM Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: What are the chances the #Sixers wait to trade Ben Simmons until the summer, when there’s a better chance they can get a star in return? In that case, star Joel Embiid won’t get the help he likely needs to make a deep playoff run this season: https://t.co/6se9vTbTda pic.twitter.com/Xytt1OhRHA – 4:05 PM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
‘Dissecting what Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has to do to be one of the greats, Ben Simmons trade intel’ by Locked On 76ers – Daily Podcast On The Philadelphia Sixers megaphone.link/LKN7140317899 – 3:11 PM Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: The #Sixers are deciding whether to wait until the summer to try to land a star for Ben Simmons or make a move by the Feb. 10 trade deadline to help franchise player Joel Embiid now: https://t.co/6se9vTbTda #76ers pic.twitter.com/ljeFtvgtUc – 12:20 PM Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#NBA column: Are the #Sixers willing to wait to trade Ben Simmons until the summer, when there’s a better chance they can get a star in return, if that means star Joel Embiid won’t get the help he likely needs to make a deep playoff run this season? https://t.co/6se9vTbTda pic.twitter.com/B1e21ZwmLE – 9:35 AM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
‘Dissecting what Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has to do to be one of the greats, Ben Simmons trade intel’ by Locked On 76ers – Daily Podcast On The Philadelphia Sixers megaphone.link/LKN7140317899 #NBA #Sixers #NBA75 – 7:18 AM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
A cool 50 points in 28 minutes tonight for Joel Embiid in what will be a rout of a win over the Magic. Embiid has been dominant for a month now. With how well he’s playing, the Sixers will have a real chance in the East if they can turn Ben Simmons into some help by the deadline. – 9:07 PM Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
With smoke screen season in full effect, a check in on Ben Simmons rumors phillyvoice.com/sixers-ben-sim… – 5:36 PM Tom Moore @TomMoorePhilly
#Sixers coach Doc Rivers: ‘I trust what we’re doing (with Ben Simmons). For the most part, I stay out of it.’ – 5:23 PM Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sources: Ben Simmons could be traded West as the Kings continue to put on the full-court press inquirer.com/sixers/ben-sim… via @phillyinquirer – 3:52 PM

More on this storyline

There has been a lot of talks recently about Simmons and the Kings, specifically when it comes to De’Aaron Fox, but there is no guarantee that a deal gets done despite Morey’s connection with Kings GM Monte McNair. Morey on that situation: I can tell you that for sure, there are deals with the Sacramento Kings that I think would work. Will those deals ever happen? I have no idea. Are there just trade deals with the Kings? Probably not. Is it multiple teams? Probably, but for sure there are deals that are possible that would go over our line. -via Sixers Wire / January 20, 2022 Daryl Morey: The one thing we’re in agreement on is we would like a win-win trade. A trade that helps the 76ers, it’s most likely going to help Ben in his mind and what his goals are and we’d like to accomplish that by by the February 10 deadline. If we don’t, then I think this foundation that we’ve established, we’ll see if that can help us work through things if there isn’t a trade. Trades are hard to do. It takes two, right? That’s again why I feel the fans frustration like just get a deal done. -via Sixers Wire / January 20, 2022 Daryl Morey: I do think with how great Joel is, our line has moved down a little bit because Joel has lifted us into contention by his sheer will of greatness this year, that does push the number of deals that we would do more likely, if that makes any sense. It’s more likely than we can find ones that get us into that top few contention because of our great Joel is playing. So we are sitting right now on a better chance of a trade that actually helps Joel and the Sixers and Tobias and our whole team. There’s a better chance that happens because of how great Joel has been. -via Sixers Wire / January 20, 2022