Daryl Morey: ‘Joel [Embiid] is core to everything we do’

While Sixers’ president of basketball operations Daryl Morey received plenty of questions about the Quentin Grimes, KJ Martin and Jared Butler during his post-trade deadline presser, he was also pressed about the team’s long-term outlook of their franchise cornerstone.

Morey discussed Joel Embiid’s potential to stay healthy for the rest of his career, whether he regrets the extension he signed him to in the summer, and whether or not the franchise still views him as their cornerstone.

Anyone familiar with Morey’s philosophies knows how much he covets stars. A 20-30 start to the season where his Big 3 has only started and finished seven games together hasn’t deterred him from believing in his…