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Sixers Fire Daryl Morey, Nurse Takes Helm, Myers Interim

5/13/2026

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Morey Fired

Daryl Morey was fired as president of basketball operations on May 13, 2026.
Nick Nurse will coach a season while former Warriors executive Bob Myers becomes interim head of basketball operations after a 4-0 Knicks sweep ended the Sixers' 45-37, seventh-place finish.
Under Morey the team went 270-212, made five playoffs without passing the second round, and signed Paul George to a four-year $212 million deal and Joel Embiid to a $192.9 million extension.

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Embiid Blames Morey

Joel Embiid posted on April 1 that he was barred from playing basketball and blamed Daryl Morey, the basketball operations president.
On February 5 the Philadelphia 76ers traded Jared McCain to Oklahoma City for a first-round pick and three second-round picks, with no veteran return.
The Sixers retain the No. 3 overall 2025 pick, the 2026 22nd-overall from Oklahoma City, an unprotected 2028 first-rounder from the Clippers, and 2029 swap rights with Los Angeles.

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Historical Context

Since the NBA reinstated a soft salary cap in 1984-85 and added a luxury-tax penalty refined by the 2011 CBA, teams must balance payrolls. In 2026 the Philadelphia 76ers fired GM Daryl Morey after contracts pushed them above the tax line, appointing interim coach Nick Nurse and hiring Bob Myers. The $71.15 million tax threshold in 2008-09 shows the cap’s lasting impact.

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Morey Fired

Daryl Morey was fired as president of basketball operations on May 13, 2026.
Nick Nurse will coach a season while former Warriors executive Bob Myers becomes interim head of basketball operations after a 4-0 Knicks sweep ended the Sixers' 45-37, seventh-place finish.
Under Morey the team went 270-212, made five playoffs without passing the second round, and signed Paul George to a four-year $212 million deal and Joel Embiid to a $192.9 million extension.

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