In a rather blunt assessment of the move to ship out the young talent, Morey said, "I am quite confident we were selling high. Obviously, time will tell."

But, as Morey repeated throughout his news conference, "nothing materialized." "Because we're playing well, we were trying to upgrade the team and add to the team now," Morey told

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following their road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Despite a busy day on the NBA trade front, it's still largely quiet in Sixers land.

The Thunder acquired Jared McCain from the Philadelphia 76ers for Houston's 2026 first-round pick and three second-round picks. The 21-year-old has been buried in the rotation as he's struggled with injuries. He had his rookie season cut short last year with a torn meniscus and had thumb surgery at this year's training camp.

A week ago, Joel Embiid decided to spend a little bit of the organizational capital he reaccrued in recent months. In response to a question about the Sixers’ approach to the upcoming NBA trade deadline,

Philadelphia 76ers insider breaks down what Jared McCain adds to Oklahoma City Thunder.

This was Daryl Morey's sixth trade deadline as Sixers President of Basketball Operations and the very first time he did not trade for a single player under contract. Morey spoke with reporters on Friday afternoon.

What does it all mean, Daryl Morey? The NBA trade deadline passed Thursday without incident for the Sixers, although their president of basketball operations dealt little-used guard Eric Gordon to the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Lakers found themselves in a deep hole as Joel Embiid kept slicing L.A.'s defense and Dončić left for the locker room with 3:03 left in the second quarter. Dončić would not return, finishing the night with 10 points on three of 10 shooting in 15 minutes.