This Philadelphia 70 Sixers, according to our Adrian Jordanovski, are in advanced talks on a deal to hire former Rockets GM Daryl Morey to oversee the franchises basketball operations.

A deal is expected to be finalized in the next few days.

Mori, of course, resigned from the same position in Houston earlier this month after spending 13 years with the Rockets.

You want to spend more time with his family.

His record certainly speak for himself.

And we now welcome in, woke to the jump.

Thank you both.

So much for joining us.

Look, I know Richard is already sitting here in the studio with the whole speak of.

He wanted to spend more time with his family, which is what we heard just a couple weeks ago.

So how did these conversations between Darryl and Sixers ownership start?

Because they did go after a couple years ago, right?

Rachel Richard.

They did go after him a couple of years ago, and he really essentially leveraged it into a new contract in Houston.

That was a time when Philadelphia talked to Ah few top executives around the league, but things were very different this time.

He worked out his exit with rockets on almost immediately.

In fact, immediately, uh, started to talk with the Sixers.

Thes conversations have been ongoing for a few weeks.

I'm told.

Darrell Moore is in Philadelphia now.

Met with ownership.

I always talked with Doc Rivers, the coach.

They have history together, going back to their time in Boston on day.

Daryl Morey.

Talk to Doc Rivers about coming to the Rockets before hey left there.

So, uh, that deal is being finalized.

Now there's essentially an agreement in principle there just working through the language in the contract.

But they're going to have a formal announcement.

I'm told here in the next couple of days, and Daryl Morey will take over a Z.

The president of basketball operations with the Sixers.

Eso What was the hiring of him as president?

Impact the GM Elton brand?

Well, right now, I'm told that the plan is for Elton Brand to stay and continue as GM.

Obviously he'll be second on there, uh, you know, in their in their work chart, But s I think there'll be some conversations between Daryl Morey and Elton Brand and and see how they might work together.

I know Doc Rivers on.

I Don't Ownership there feel very strongly about Ellen Brand.

Um, I think there's an expectation now.

He will stay, but it's an Elton Brand went from being the decision maker to not being the decision maker now, and that's probably something I think he's going to think through.

I know he's gonna talk with their own the organization, but the expectation is that more he wants him to stay.

Doc Rivers wants him there ownership.

And so that's, you know, I think a conversation that will be ongoing here is Maura gets settled in such an interesting story.

So many layers.

Of course, the Sixers let go.

Sam Hinkie.

Years ago, Sam Hinkie had Daryl.

Morey is a member.

Everything come as a mentor.

Everything comes back around in this league before you go.

Whoa!

I want to catch up with you on the negotiations going on this week between the players union and the league.

There is a deadline this Friday about coming to an agreement on frankly, so many things are they gonna be able to get it done by them?

What do you expect right now?

I don't get a sense that they can come to terms on all, uh, the items they need to buy Friday.

Rachel and we've reported this a few times.

They pushed this date back.

Essentially, the league still holds the right to terminate the collective bargaining agreement.

Actually, the players could do the same because of the pandemic.

There's been no indication that that's something the league or certainly not the players want to do.

They want to make some adjustments to the current C B A largely in terms of the salary cap because they've lost so much revenue and they expect to lose so much more revenue this season.

But the league really wants to start before Christmas financially.

They showed the players how significant the differences between starting then, and that also allows them to finish sooner and get next season back on track with a normal schedule and and to finish by the Olympics, they've got to do a 72 game regular season eso those talks are ongoing.

I expect them, though, to probably extend beyond this week.

Rachel.

Really interesting.

Well, we'll be looking for your reporting on that and everything else this week.

Thank you so much for the news on Daryl Morey.

We will see you soon.

Thanks for joining us.

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