Basketball star Paul George moves to the ranks of the Philadelphia 76ers to chase his first NBA championship.
A star player in basketball’s NBA Paul George joins the Philadelphia 76ers on a four-year, $212 million contract.
The information about George’s new contract became public only hours after his previous club, the Clippers, said that their quarterback was leaving the team. Among other things, the news covered the matter ESPN citing their sources.
According to sources, the contract includes an option for the 2027-2028 season and George will join the club as a free agent.
A nine-time All-Star, George, 34, spent the last five seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers.
In his 14-year NBA career with Indiana, Oklahoma City and the Clippers, George averaged 20.8 points per game.
– We negotiated for months with Paul and his representative for an agreement that would make sense for both parties, but we were far from each other. We understand and respect Paul’s decision to seek his next contract elsewhere, the Clippers said in a statement.
– Even though we didn’t reach our ultimate goal, we appreciate the opportunities we had with Paul.
Now George has the opportunity to get a crown for his career in the form of an NBA championship, among other things, in 2023 Joel Embiid and an All Star player Tyrese Maxey alongside in Philadelphia.
George’s signing should help Philadelphia’s chances of challenging the Celtics in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia hasn’t won an NBA championship since 1983 or even advanced past the second round of the Eastern Conference since 2001.