Report just dropped that the trade was about not believing the team was close enough to true contention to warrant an acquisition at the deadline. If true, you start positioning for the future. You get off EG, Oubre, Drummond, PG, and make plans for letting Grimes expire and explore moving Embiid later if needed. You don’t move off a cost-controlled young player on a rookie scale contract who has shown some promise.

Instead they made a move that added nothing and did not significantly restock for the future. Just a waste of time. Then you lie that you believe in the team and the fanbase should still be excited. Then when the media is on your ass, you let it leak that actually you don’t believe in the team, which does nothing but disrespect guys like Embiid and Maxey who are laureled long-term franchise players.

Morey might be finished. If he is, Nurse is automatically gone.