Paul George will be heading back to the Eastern Conference for the first time in eight years, as , Tyrese Maxey, and a refreshed Sixers roster next season. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN broke the news that George will get four years and $212 million to join the Sixers, with Shams Charania of The Athletic confirming. 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. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) Paul George plans to sign a four-year, $212 million maximum contract to join the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell . — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) All the way up until Sunday evening, George’s future seemed very much in the air.
First was a strong pursuit of the star by the Golden State Warriors, with George apparently signing off on a deal to the Warriors only for their offer to be shot down by the Clippers. From there, his first meeting of free agency was with L.A.
, but the two sides couldn’t get close on a deal and the before he even signed with anyone else. With and Oklahoma City chasing Isaiah Hartenstein, that left the Sixers as the only cap space team that made any sense for George, and the two sides met in Los Angeles to work out a deal. The result was a 4-year, $212 million max deal that gives George the financial commitment he was seeking that L.
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