Inside the tense negotiations that led to a James Harden-Ben Simmons superstar swap
IN THE FINAL minutes of negotiations, Daryl Morey was shouting to Sean Marks: «Stay on the f---ing phone!» Here it was, 1:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, and the Philadelphia 76ers' president of basketball operations had come too far to let this deal die. He implored Marks to stay on the line until they had an agreement on the biggest trade of the year.


