Executive of the Year: Rafael Stone?

Corrosion · Aug 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM

Stephen_A said: ↑

Where did you get the information that Alexander never let Morey rebuild? Morey had several opportunities to rebuild since 2012. His philosophy was trading players and assets for stars or serviceable players and he has never shown any interest in building a team through the draft.

“Until you have your foundational players, your franchise should be in a state of flux. You need to keep trading and moving players until you get to that point,” he said.

The Harden deal was orchestrated by him and Stone let’s not forget that.

He even tried to bring in Gasol in 2012.

In 13 seasons as general manager, Morey completed 77 trades. In those deals, Morey acquired 27 draft picks and sent 37 out. The guy believed in the multiple stars theory. He failed.
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It's pretty well known that Les refused to allow the team to tank / bottom out and fish for early draft picks - He gave Morey a mandate that the team must remain "competitive."

That's why the team stayed in the 40something win range for several years, always drafting late lottery or just outside the lottery.

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