Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $212million maximum contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. (More Sports News)
NBA All-Star Paul George Agrees To Four-Year, $212M Contract With The Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia has found post-season success to be elusive in recent seasons, as the 76ers 💮have 🃏reached the playoffs in seven straight years but have failed to advance beyond the second round during that period
The deal, which was reported Monday b﷽y Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, can't officially be signed until the NBA's moratorium on signings is lifted on Saturday.
The move to Philadelphia was reported by multiple sources Sunday after George informed the Los Angeles Clippers his plans to leave the team a♊fter five seasons. The nine-t🌼ime All-Star declined a $48.7 million player option for the 2024-25 season on Saturday.
The addition of George to a 76ers team which already includes 2022-23 NBA MVP Joel Embiid and fellow All-Star Tyrese Maxey, now makes Philadelphia a serious contender to compete with the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics for Eastern Conference supremacy. The 76ers also reac🌞hed a deal with Maxey on Monday, giving the sharpshooter a five-year, $204million maxim contract extension.
Philadelphia has found post-season success to be elusive in recent seasons, as the 76ers have reached the play-offs in seven stꦕraight years butꦡ have failed to advance beyond the second round during that period.
Los Angeles, which had a Big Three of its own in George, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, also has a history of setbacks in the play-offs, losing in the first ro🐭und each of the past two years while missing the post-season entirely in 2021-22.
The Clippers acquired George from Oklahoma City in July 2019 by orchestrating a blockbuster trade in which they gave the Thunderﷺ five first-round picks as well as future All-Star Shai GIlgeous-Alexander. Leonard signed with Los Angeles that same summer to help turn the Clippers into one of the Western Conference's more consistently successful teams, though their winning ways oft🌸en did not extend to the post-season.
George often battled injuries - his 74 games played this past season were his most in any of hi🍨s five seasons in Los Angeles - but maintain𝐆ed an elite level of play when healthy. The 34-year-old averaged 23 points, six rebounds and 4.5 assists per game during his tenure with the Clippers while shooting just under 40 per cent from 3-point range.
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