When the Sixers signed Paul George to a four-year, $211.6 million max contract in free agency this past offseason, they thought he was the missing piece to their championship puzzle. Franchise legend Julius “Dr. J.” Erving compared him to Moses Malone, who helped the Sixers win a title after they traded for him in 1982.
Halfway through the season, the Sixers are 11th in the East at 19-29. They’re one game behind the Chicago Bulls for the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.
Injuries are largely to blame for the Sixers’ misfortune this year.