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It was always PG:
BREAKING: Free agent F Paul George has agreed on a four-year, $212 million maximum contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell ESPN. George committed in a meeting with Sixers officials and returns East to join Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in pursuit of an NBA title. pic.twitter.com/pkCfGu3hyp
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2024
Nothing like the ole’ 4 a.m. Monday morning news break. We all woke up to the Tobias Harris trade news the same way more than five years ago.
Paul George is the perfect example of “more than one thing can be true.” Did the Sixers overpay for a 34 year old who misses games because of injury and hasn’t exactly lit the postseason on fire? Yes. Did they push themselves back into “contender” status at the same time? Yes. PG was always the star option that made the most sense. They signed him straight into their cap space, didn’t have to give up any assets, and never had a legitimate shot at LeBron anyway, so this was the path to traverse.
As for the on-court stuff, yes, Paul George does fit here very well. He is a legitimate scoring option next to Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, a guy who can spot up and iso, run pick and roll and post up and do some work off screens as well. The guy was an All Star last year and the year prior, has scored 20+ PPG for almost 10 years straight, is a 38.5% career three-point shooter, and plays legitimate defense when the effort is there.
We’ll dive in more once we wake up fully and get the kids off to school.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com