No, Morey doesn't win either really. I'd have cut my losses as soon as the finals were over.
But there was a lot of talk about how the agents were going to bully him, the pressure would be unbearable. Turns out that Morey gives no fucks and would rather have no deal than give Ben away. And Ben's value simply isn't that high.
Klutch for sure didn’t blink and Morey definitely gives zero fucks. Can you give negative fucks?
For the record, I too would have worked to maximize the value of this season. As GM I only stood pat if nothing on the table could have impacted that (without decimating my future).
Unless he pulls a deadline rabbit out of his hat, still on the table of course, everyone but Morey loses to a borderline hilarious degree. The fans, ownership, Embiid, Ben himself, and the rest of the team are in the wind as the season grinds on.
Morey plays the hand with none of his own money on the table, and the chips fall where they may. It’s somehow simultaneously respectable and loathsome.