With the Philadelphia 76ers currently stuck in Joel Embiid meniscus purgatory, some folks are keeping an eye on what the Sixers might have in mind this offseason. Our Bryan Toporek wrote this morning about the possibility of Paul George arriving in free agency, covering the financial paths forward for the team and how the roster would need to be built around such a move. I highly recommend you give it a read.
This afternoon, we saw more smoke on the George-to-Philadelphia fire, courtesy of NBA correspondent Marc Stein in his Substack:
“League sources say that Philadelphia continues to loom as an eager George suitor should he make it onto the open market and give the 76ers their formal opportunity to try to lure him across the country.