>>Like the time he was late for his flight and parked his rental car at the terminal then tossed his keys to the baggage guy and gave him $50 to bring the car back to Hertz. >> >>Or the time he was driving to the NCAA tournament in a frenzy to catch a tip-off and created his own left lane to beat the traffic. >> >>Or another time when he had to rush to the airport so he called a team travel attendant to let them know he had left his bag back in his hotel. The attendant arrived and got the bellhop to let them in. Morey’s bag was in the room. So were his clothes and toiletries, scattered across the counters and floor. >> >>One of the multiple former colleagues who relayed the latter story remarked, “Typical Daryl fashion: What’s the most efficient?” >> >>In the mid-to-late 2000s, he owned a Lexus that he parked anywhere he wanted, regardless of the signage on the side of the streets of Houston. It kept accumulating ticket after ticket after ticket until the local parking enforcement agency stopped writing tickets and booted his vehicle. >> >>Normally, someone with a boot on a wheel of their car would pay to have it removed so they could drive again. But Morey had another idea. He instead contacted Lexus to tell them he would buy a new car if it accepted his trade-in and dealt with the outstanding tickets. After negotiating and signing a deal, Lexus asked when he’d bring in the car and he gave the company the address to pick it up. >> >>“As soon as that car got booted,” Morey said, “[I made that deal] to avoid having to go through the hassle.” > >[Source.](https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/10/17/23408539/daryl-morey-philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid) I mention this not only because it lends credence to Chris Paul’s claim but also because I find it very funny and on-brand that KOC sees these as laudable examples of “efficiency” rather than privileged douchebaggery.
jae713
Thats “never been punched in the mouth” behavior.
j3i
It really was that ok katana meme
ST012Mi
I admire Daryl’s transactional skills (see what sticks after throwing everything I want on the wall) and his embrace of advanced analytics (now pervasive), but he himself admitted that he lacks sort of the personal touch when going full Mon(r)eyball approach. They don’t call him the following for nothing:
#Dork Elvis
wgel1000
I have a hard time believing that the trade was organized or even “approved” by Daryl and his analytical team.
WB is probably the antithesis of what Morey preaches so I find it hard to believe that it was something he rectified himself.
It seems to me that it was more a question of a last-minute demand from the boss (and probably Harden) and he simply had to comply.
That doesn’t change the fact that many players have had negative experiences with him and this particular case could perhaps have been handled differently with CP3.
The important thing is that none of this is our problem anymore.
Silent-Indication543
Daryl Morey is a liar
nonetimeaccount
Tilman is on record saying he made the call even though Morey was against it. CP on some dumb shit here.
xWood182
Everyone already knows Daryl is on the spectrum.
amoeba1126
This is also somehow Harden’s fault right?
TurkNowitzki28
You don’t say.
NoirSon
I mean yeah the owner basically forced his hand, but Morey still probably brought out the deal and personally it was a terrible one he shouldn’t have done. We traded way too many assets for a player that didn’t fit.
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**Podcast clips:**
* [CP3 trade](https://youtu.be/gp8jyeaYrtM?t=5640&si=ngPDihCLso-wrqQ1)
* [Melo being waived](https://youtu.be/gp8jyeaYrtM?t=5025&si=ZrWDunxL1IAaeVs1)
The Lexus story from [this other comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1b344xo/comment/kspox1b/) is also crazy:
>>Like the time he was late for his flight and parked his rental car at the terminal then tossed his keys to the baggage guy and gave him $50 to bring the car back to Hertz.
>>
>>Or the time he was driving to the NCAA tournament in a frenzy to catch a tip-off and created his own left lane to beat the traffic.
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>>Or another time when he had to rush to the airport so he called a team travel attendant to let them know he had left his bag back in his hotel. The attendant arrived and got the bellhop to let them in. Morey’s bag was in the room. So were his clothes and toiletries, scattered across the counters and floor.
>>
>>One of the multiple former colleagues who relayed the latter story remarked, “Typical Daryl fashion: What’s the most efficient?”
>>
>>In the mid-to-late 2000s, he owned a Lexus that he parked anywhere he wanted, regardless of the signage on the side of the streets of Houston. It kept accumulating ticket after ticket after ticket until the local parking enforcement agency stopped writing tickets and booted his vehicle.
>>
>>Normally, someone with a boot on a wheel of their car would pay to have it removed so they could drive again. But Morey had another idea. He instead contacted Lexus to tell them he would buy a new car if it accepted his trade-in and dealt with the outstanding tickets. After negotiating and signing a deal, Lexus asked when he’d bring in the car and he gave the company the address to pick it up.
>>
>>“As soon as that car got booted,” Morey said, “[I made that deal] to avoid having to go through the hassle.”
>
>[Source.](https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/10/17/23408539/daryl-morey-philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid) I mention this not only because it lends credence to Chris Paul’s claim but also because I find it very funny and on-brand that KOC sees these as laudable examples of “efficiency” rather than privileged douchebaggery.
Thats “never been punched in the mouth” behavior.
It really was that ok katana meme
I admire Daryl’s transactional skills (see what sticks after throwing everything I want on the wall) and his embrace of advanced analytics (now pervasive), but he himself admitted that he lacks sort of the personal touch when going full Mon(r)eyball approach. They don’t call him the following for nothing:
#Dork Elvis
I have a hard time believing that the trade was organized or even “approved” by Daryl and his analytical team.
WB is probably the antithesis of what Morey preaches so I find it hard to believe that it was something he rectified himself.
It seems to me that it was more a question of a last-minute demand from the boss (and probably Harden) and he simply had to comply.
That doesn’t change the fact that many players have had negative experiences with him and this particular case could perhaps have been handled differently with CP3.
The important thing is that none of this is our problem anymore.
Daryl Morey is a liar
Tilman is on record saying he made the call even though Morey was against it. CP on some dumb shit here.
Everyone already knows Daryl is on the spectrum.
This is also somehow Harden’s fault right?
You don’t say.
I mean yeah the owner basically forced his hand, but Morey still probably brought out the deal and personally it was a terrible one he shouldn’t have done. We traded way too many assets for a player that didn’t fit.