The question had lingered for so long that somebody almost forgot to ask it. Daryl Morey spent 30 minutes talking to reporters on Friday afternoon, many of them devoted to Joel Embiid’s left knee, an issue that has been the organization’s most pressing for more than a year now.

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey discusses the health of Joel Embiid as they all move forward.

In a post-trade deadline press conference, Daryl Morey continued to envision a title-contending path for the Sixers.