Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey evaluates his decision to add Quentin Grimes to the roster at the deadline.

Butler is more of an upside guy who’ll bid for backcourt minutes. The emergence of Ricky Council IV and Justin Edwards – the latter of whom Morey said converting off a two-way to a standard contract is a priority – made both Martins expendable.

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

President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey assesses how the season has gone for the Philadelphia 76ers amid the adversity.

The shooting guard, who joined the Sixers in a trade deal from the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, finished with 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting. “We’re going to need that moving forward.”