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BREAKING: Daryl Morey to become Philadelphia 76ers’ head of basketball operations

A soon-to-be ex-Rockets employee has found a new NBA home.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, former general manager Daryl Morey will sign a deal to become the Philadelphia 76ers’ president of basketball operations.

The Philadelphia 76ers are in advanced talks on a deal to hire Daryl Morey to oversee the franchise's basketball operations, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 28, 2020

To very few people’s surprise, unemployment didn’t last long for Morey (he’s technically still with the Rockets until Sunday, November 1) as he found a job on the east coast working with GM Elton Brand and the 76ers, who are looking to maintain their contender status in the Eastern Conference.