Daryl Morey has served as the general manager of the Rockets for 13 years and is now the general manager of the 76ers. Daryl Morey can be said to be the NBA version of Moneyball. He set 6 special records during his tenure with the Rockets:
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77 transactions
During his time with the Rockets, Morey completed a total of 77 transactions, which was only fewer than the 78 transactions of the 76ers. It is not difficult to see that Morey often did not hesitate to grab the stars he wanted. He never deliberately compromised his record. The poor "Tank" strategy always ensures that there are stars in the lineup, so constant transactions must be made to adjust and satisfy the stars.
The winning rate is higher than 50% every year
Since taking over the general manager position, Morey's Rockets have had a winning rate of over 50% every season. Even though the originally planned duo of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady failed to achieve the expected results, Morey never thought about deliberately botching the record to get a better result. Draft picks.
The winning percentage is second only to the Spurs
Since Morey became the team general manager in the 2007-08 season, the Rockets' average winning percentage in the regular season has been as high as 615%. During this period, only the Spurs have a higher winning percentage than them. The cumulative number of wins is 640, second only to the Spurs. of 701 games.
Reached the playoffs eight years in a row
In the past 13 seasons, the Rockets have only failed to reach the playoffs in three years, and have been promoted continuously in the past eight years, which is currently the best record of any team.
Support Hong Kong’s rise in China’s popularity
In October 2019, Morey caused an uproar on social media for posting a slogan "Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong", which also caused China to be in flames. Adam Silver flew to Shanghai, where the China Games was being held at the time, to put out the fire. Many NBA promotional activities outside the Chinese arena have been cancelled. China even launched a semi-official boycott of the NBA and Rockets. Even LeBron James was criticized by American netizens for asking Morey not to speak publicly about Hong Kong issues during an interview. Morey later deleted this article, but it also caused tension in the relationship between the NBA and China and reduced revenue.
Believe in the 5% theory
It is an impossible task to find a championship formula in a professional league. All aspects must be in place to have a chance to enter the championship forest. If an NBA team wants to compete for the championship, the general formula is to first have a Top 10 star and an All-Star green leaf, and then acquire one or two super-powerful rookies or second- and third-year players, either through trade or Use short-term contracts to find a group of cheap but useful senior green leaves. After the lineup is in place, start praying that there will be no injuries or mistakes by the opponent.
Today's GMs in the NBA are divided into two major factions. The first faction is led by former 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie, who spends three to five years in leading reconstruction to accumulate talent. The Spurs' five-year triple crown and the 2014-15 championship Warriors are both practices of this faction. Or, and this is also the main understanding of most people’s team building timeline.
