1. Daryl Morey was born on September 14,1972 and is an American basketball executive who is the president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association.
17 Facts About Daryl Morey
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Daryl Morey resigned from the Rockets and joined the 76ers in 2020.
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Daryl Morey was born on September 14,1972, in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
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Daryl Morey graduated from Highland High School near Medina, Ohio before receiving a bachelor's degree in computer science with an emphasis on statistics from Northwestern University in 1996, as well as an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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Daryl Morey found that using 13.91 for the exponents provided an acceptable model for predicting won-lost percentages:.
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In 2000, Daryl Morey worked at EY-Parthenon, a leading strategy consulting firm, as a principal consultant with an emphasis on sports.
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Daryl Morey is the co-chairperson for the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
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Daryl Morey is an avid Esports supporter, has attended MLG events, and was part owner of Clutch Gaming, the Houston, Texas-based League of Legends Championship Series eSports team.
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Daryl Morey commissioned and produced the basketball themed musical Small Ball, which opened in April 2018 at the Catastrophic Theater in Houston, Texas.
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In 2002 Daryl Morey left EY-Parthenon to become senior vice president of operations for the Boston Celtics, with responsibility for setting ticket prices and developing analytical methods and technology to enhance basketball decisions related to the draft, trades, free agency, and advance scouting of opponents for the coaching staff.
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Daryl Morey was named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2018.
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On March 22,2021, Daryl Morey said "3-pointers should be worth 2.5 points" and the court should be widened to make corner 3-pointers longer.
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On March 13,2025, Morey revealed on Pablo S Torre's podcast called "Pablo Torre Finds Out" that Morey and the 76ers did use AI to help make key team decisions and moves during the season.
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Michael Lewis points out in The Undoing Project how Daryl Morey observed basketball experts of the time making awfully subjective assessments in looking at basketball players.
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In mainland China, where the Rockets have an extensive relationship after the selection of Yao Ming in 2002, Daryl Morey's tweet resulted in the Chinese Basketball Association's suspension of its relationship with the Rockets and the issuance of a statement of dissatisfaction from the consular office of the People's Republic of China in Houston.
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Daryl Morey remained isolated in his room at the hotel and only engaged with Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri upon the fallout.
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The statements drew criticism from PRC state-run media for their perceived insufficiency, as Daryl Morey himself did not apologize.