Sixers president Daryl Morey made note of that during his end of season news conference as he assessed what went wrong with his team this season. He stocked his roster with veterans built for the playoffs, which might have underestimated the demands of the regular season. “I do think the players are still going to be pretty veteran heavy and still a war out there … but the regular season has turned into a really high effort,” Morey said. “Just to call out one area, it used to be that every team was just dropping back after their shot. Now teams are, with length and athleticism, with high effort, both attacking the offensive glass and getting back in transition. It’s just a high-effort regular season.”