Dude the media saying they are the best big 3 in the nba is hysterical. 2 injury prone one of which is on a retirement tour. The over reaching is incredible.
Dude is going to be 35 when the playoffs start next year. I kinda like the guy there's no chance in hell I'm paying him $210 mil, admittedly I haven't looked at all of the offseason options but there's a chance this contract is a wrap for Embiid's prime...
They already have an excellent "big 2" in Embiid and Maxey (best in the east I'd say), surrounding them with better support should've been their top priority, not putting a declining star next to them.
This is a good move for them. The certainly lacked shot creation. They have a lot of fire power but we are much deeper than them. Also counting on Embiid and PG to be healthy is no sure thing
This is a great move for us all, they're about to display the finest, gourmet first round exit masterclass. Fuck i'd hate to call myself a sixers fan, pairing up two bitch made, perennial losers gotta be the funniest shit in the East. Lmfao
Giving a 34 year old injury prone player 200M+ is crazy..definitely makes them better I’m glad we got Mikal but that contract will look bad as he declines
This contract is so bad lol. Not sure if he's worth that money this year, let alone 2, 3 or 4 years from now. As a player, I love PG on paper, but when the lights are on he folds quick, and he has a long injury history at this point. Just reinforces how much I love our FO, Philly could have spent their money so much better
Still don't think they're better than Knicks and definitely not Boston. I know the money doesn't work but if he went to Dallas that would've probably been more dangerous.
True that’s a good big 3. We need Hartenstein to really lock us in over them in the East because if we lose Mitch for that series it’s going to be hell trying to guard Embiid
>If Embiid and PG stay healthy,
Embiid has played more than 65 games twice in his career, PG has played more than 55 games twice in the last 6 seasons, 56 2 seasons ago and 74 in a contract year.
Definitely better than last year. But they still have way less depth that us or boston. Combined with PG’s and embiid’s age and injury history it gives them a fairly short championship window. I don’t really see them beating both us and boston.
No he'll just be an Embiid backup which they really needed plus they took him away from the Knicks.
The Sixers still have about 10 million to play with I think. The can sign a 4. And they didn't give up any picks to get PG, so they can trade for one as well.
Its a good move for them, a bit desperate but they had no choice. As constructed now they probably beat the Knicks they saw in the playoffs, but add in Randle, Mikal, a healthy Mitch…They not seeing us.
I know the injury/age concerns but having Maxey and Embiid should allow him to play off ball a lot more. And the defense of this team will be no joke. Call me crazy but this was a good move by the 6ers
Yeah but Gordon is a downgrade from Lowry - questionable offense (spacing regresses, no penetration) and bad defense
He's a guy they'll likely flip at the deadline because he doesn't work out
Yeah it is solid for them. I think we will be better if we re-sign Hartenstein. It'll be close if not but they're more at risk for injuries so it'll be interesting.
I love the confidence in here but I’m ngl I’m def worried. Make jokes all you want, bro can play. He’s (on paper) a great fit next to Embiid/Maxey, and they just brought back Oubre too. It took 6 hard fought games last year, and even if we have Randle coming around this year, not having IHart might just even that out. Think it’ll be another hard fought 6-7 if we bump into them again.
IHart pls.
Yeah. They’re a tough out for the next two years. They obviously need to worry about Embiid and PG health to win, but you could say the same about us with OG and Mitch (especially if IHart doesn’t resign).
Like how do you watch Paul George last year and not have one ounce of concern? Injury sure but if he steps on that court, hurt or not, he’s gonna be a guy to game plan for.
1. Celtics
2. Knicks
3. 76ers
4. Cavaliers
5. Bucks
6. Magic
7. Pacers
8. Heat
We will see them in the second round. Boston will be tough to beat. We need iHart to have a chance
He absolutely was elite from three last year and healthy. I can understand why maybe had a looksee at PG. Honesty that’s a solid add for them next season. But I wouldn’t trust his health at all beyond year 2
We can rationalize this however we want but PG is a huge upgrade over Tobias Harris. However, PG has to remain healthy or this contract becomes a huge albatross. This is pretty much the last go at a championship Embiid is going to have with the Sixers.
I am looking forward to hearing the fake Knick fan Stephen A. switch his tune and go from saying the Nova Knicks are the 2nd best team in the East to now saying the Sixers are haha
Given their track record and injury history, I feel of all the moves the 6er could've made, this is a win now / desperation play and will long term benefit the knicks. In four years, Philly paying a 38 year old geroge a max contract, which will be a real handicap in terms of adding players. Plus, they need to resign Maxey next off-season
I understand that if you're philly, you only got a couple years left on embiids tires so you might as well go in on this. but Holy fuck they better hope Paul George is the answer because after next season he's probably a mid end 6th man being paid 50 mil. Father time comes for us all
At least there’s one other team that has a shot at beating the Celtics in the east now. There’s a good chance of Knicks 1st seed and Celtics/sixers 2nd and third
Tbh, would’ve been more scared had he gone to Orlando, but hey, good for Philly. He’s not remotely worth a max in his mid 30s, but then again, if Morey struck out in FA he would’ve been fired.
Paul George is an amazing talent but he has really bad stretches, does he survive Philly? I think this is the last chance they have until Embiid leaves. Too bad the Knicks and Celtics exist
Philly had to do this. He was the best option out there for them to upgrade and is a legitimate upgrade from Harris.
They should be a great team until Embiid is hurt and then they’ll be a good one.
Knicks are a class above though.
It's a good move but it also speaks to the desperation of Philly's situation. They were also able to resign Oubre and bring in Drummond. Philly will be a legitimately good team so long as they stay healthy. But that's the gamble, we as fans have talked about both Embiid's and PG's durability. Their window is only open as far as Embiid's body holds up.
lol said we over paid for OG 😂🤣 Philly can now and forever suck my dick fuck that city and organization 74 win season Philly sweep regular and I bet those bums don’t make it out play in
Sixers>Knicks now. 3 of the 4 best players between the two teams are in Philly. Sixers aren’t done either. They still have all of their trade assets to flip for depth.
I’m just not sure you guys will have enough shotmaking outside of Brunson. If Randle stays healthy then maybe, but that comes at the expense of playing time for Mikal, Hart, OG or Divo. None of those four are necessarily great creators on their own.
I reading teams are making their offseason moves to compete with Boston. I don’t think so. Knicks certainly are but with Philly, the PG signing has to do with matching up with us.
Edit: My downvote HAS to be from a lurking Sixers fan
Knicks in 5 now
What made you think Knicks would lose 1 game?
The Knicks will lose 1 game because they are gentlemen. Therefore, they need to destroy Philadelphia with a Gentleman’s Sweep.
Philly crying their way into a win with the refs. Seen it happen already
Because Knicks want to win at MSG
MSG or MSG South, don't matter we're taking over wherever our guys go
I though Miami was MSG south
All this to try to beat Jalen Brunson
and fail
That's a given. Philly loves to pair other playoff chokers with their MVP choker, so naturally failure is the only option.
Dude the media saying they are the best big 3 in the nba is hysterical. 2 injury prone one of which is on a retirement tour. The over reaching is incredible.
*beat up
Can’t wait to watch OG make him look like prime Tobias Harris
George is 34. He's played over 60 games once in the last 5 seasons. I'm not worried.
Hell play 65 games next year and it will annoy the fuck outta me
He played 74 games last year, to be fair.
A contract year
Dude is going to be 35 when the playoffs start next year. I kinda like the guy there's no chance in hell I'm paying him $210 mil, admittedly I haven't looked at all of the offseason options but there's a chance this contract is a wrap for Embiid's prime... They already have an excellent "big 2" in Embiid and Maxey (best in the east I'd say), surrounding them with better support should've been their top priority, not putting a declining star next to them.
that's true but morey's entire gimmick is 'star hunting' to the detriment of building actual cohesive teams
If PG and Embiid manage to stay healthy for playoffs that’s a miracle
One less team to be concerned about is exactly my take as well.
This is a good move for them. The certainly lacked shot creation. They have a lot of fire power but we are much deeper than them. Also counting on Embiid and PG to be healthy is no sure thing
This is a great move for us all, they're about to display the finest, gourmet first round exit masterclass. Fuck i'd hate to call myself a sixers fan, pairing up two bitch made, perennial losers gotta be the funniest shit in the East. Lmfao
It’s like they’re trying to re-create what the Suns did last year
Giving a 34 year old injury prone player 200M+ is crazy..definitely makes them better I’m glad we got Mikal but that contract will look bad as he declines
Tobias contract all over again
We should sign Harris to a minimum contract just to fuck with them.
No thank you
How about giving a 27 even more injured player 212 lol. I had to
212 over 5 years, not 4… and yea 27 years old (not 34…). And his injuries haven’t been recurring (they’ve been random various injuries).
Nothing makes me happier than the thought of Philly paying this dude 50mil in a couple years
This contract is so bad lol. Not sure if he's worth that money this year, let alone 2, 3 or 4 years from now. As a player, I love PG on paper, but when the lights are on he folds quick, and he has a long injury history at this point. Just reinforces how much I love our FO, Philly could have spent their money so much better
They still haven’t solved the key issue for them: rebounding. Is PG gonna play the 4 for them? lol
they also don't have a primary distributor to pass all these guys the ball
https://preview.redd.it/gx1n85grfv9d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45e0ddcb0d9b00a3f4668741bc3dd137c0b13ddf
good thing it’s not a 3 on 3 tournament. our 4-8 are mikal bridges, mitch rob, ddv, hart, and deuce. their 4-8 are kelly oubre, andre drummond, and …?
Eric Gordon 😂
45 year old kyle lowry
Cam Payne lol
Still don't think they're better than Knicks and definitely not Boston. I know the money doesn't work but if he went to Dallas that would've probably been more dangerous.
PG in Dallas behind Luka and Kyrie would've actually been scary.
34 😳
They’ll be paying 38 year old Paul George $55,000,000.
I don’t mind the East getting better. Will be that much sweeter when we win the chip.
Philly got better in the regular season for sure. But let’s see about the playoffs lol.
We got our wing defenders ready to make life a living hell for him
Nice pick up. Still not beating the knicksssssdds
People here are underestimating them. If Embiid and PG stay healthy, that's a super dangerous team.
Paul George is built to be shut down in the playoffs by Anunoby/Bridges.
True that’s a good big 3. We need Hartenstein to really lock us in over them in the East because if we lose Mitch for that series it’s going to be hell trying to guard Embiid
They also signed Andre Drummond who's a really good rebounder and can back up Embiid. They were missing a good backup center.
>If Embiid and PG stay healthy, Embiid has played more than 65 games twice in his career, PG has played more than 55 games twice in the last 6 seasons, 56 2 seasons ago and 74 in a contract year. 
Definitely better than last year. But they still have way less depth that us or boston. Combined with PG’s and embiid’s age and injury history it gives them a fairly short championship window. I don’t really see them beating both us and boston.
They still have no size. Who’s playing the 4 for them? We will kill them on the boards
They signed Andre Drummond who's an excellent rebounder.
If he plays the 4 in a lineup with Embiid that would be the worst spacing of all time, it will never happen. They legit have no power forwards
No he'll just be an Embiid backup which they really needed plus they took him away from the Knicks. The Sixers still have about 10 million to play with I think. The can sign a 4. And they didn't give up any picks to get PG, so they can trade for one as well.
Mid 3 in Philly😭
Its a good move for them, a bit desperate but they had no choice. As constructed now they probably beat the Knicks they saw in the playoffs, but add in Randle, Mikal, a healthy Mitch…They not seeing us.
Doesn’t matter if it’s PG, Maxey or Embiid… KNICKS IN 5.
This is a different Eastern Conference you're coming back to, PG.
Still doesn’t move the needle enough to bring them to the Knicks and Celtics tier. They’re still in T2 with Milwaukee and Cleveland.
The knicks and Celtics are in the same tier?
no but we are closer to the celtics than philly or milwaukee are to us imo. nyk have much more depth and a much more defined identity than philly
Ladies and gentlemen, this is why we keep Randle, you have him feasting on this team
How come?
You’ve scoring threats with Brunson, Bridges, OG. Add Randle and the D won’t know who to double
I know the injury/age concerns but having Maxey and Embiid should allow him to play off ball a lot more. And the defense of this team will be no joke. Call me crazy but this was a good move by the 6ers
I’m still liking our chances against them barring any injuries. It would be interesting to see what their bench would be though.
They signed Drummond and resigned Oubre so they’re off to a good start to free agency unfortunately
Hope they balance their good start by resigning Tobias Harris 🤞
They have PG and Embiid I give it 2 years before one requests a trade
Lolll
No way, their fans would light the arena on fire. That man is not wanted within 50 miles of Philly lol.
And Eric Gordon
Yeah but Gordon is a downgrade from Lowry - questionable offense (spacing regresses, no penetration) and bad defense He's a guy they'll likely flip at the deadline because he doesn't work out
Yeah it is solid for them. I think we will be better if we re-sign Hartenstein. It'll be close if not but they're more at risk for injuries so it'll be interesting.
Given how close the series was last year and how motivated they are to beat us we needa make some other moves or start playing some of the rookies
Oubre got underpaid
Maybe Boston will actually have to play a good team in the playoffs next season before we beat them in the ECF
I love the confidence in here but I’m ngl I’m def worried. Make jokes all you want, bro can play. He’s (on paper) a great fit next to Embiid/Maxey, and they just brought back Oubre too. It took 6 hard fought games last year, and even if we have Randle coming around this year, not having IHart might just even that out. Think it’ll be another hard fought 6-7 if we bump into them again. IHart pls.
Yeah. They’re a tough out for the next two years. They obviously need to worry about Embiid and PG health to win, but you could say the same about us with OG and Mitch (especially if IHart doesn’t resign).
Like how do you watch Paul George last year and not have one ounce of concern? Injury sure but if he steps on that court, hurt or not, he’s gonna be a guy to game plan for.
You forgot about Mikal Bridges for some reason? And Mitch was the one slowing down Embid, not IHart… who is more important IHart or Bridges?
Wow, a signing that ruins both the clippers AND the sixers all at once
1. Celtics 2. Knicks 3. 76ers 4. Cavaliers 5. Bucks 6. Magic 7. Pacers 8. Heat We will see them in the second round. Boston will be tough to beat. We need iHart to have a chance
He absolutely was elite from three last year and healthy. I can understand why maybe had a looksee at PG. Honesty that’s a solid add for them next season. But I wouldn’t trust his health at all beyond year 2
PG and Drummond fixed a lot of their problems from last year
We can rationalize this however we want but PG is a huge upgrade over Tobias Harris. However, PG has to remain healthy or this contract becomes a huge albatross. This is pretty much the last go at a championship Embiid is going to have with the Sixers.
Philly has now gone the route that the Knicks have for the last 25 years (until recently). Sign an aging star. I'm so glad we abandoned that route.
Mikal locking up Maxey and OG's got PG's numbers, Knicks in 5
I wonder who will miss more games Mr Floppy or PG
We are not flinching https://preview.redd.it/furs59cmhw9d1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16991bcd9822ffe7fc148afd4cfa47ecfd294645
I am looking forward to hearing the fake Knick fan Stephen A. switch his tune and go from saying the Nova Knicks are the 2nd best team in the East to now saying the Sixers are haha
This contract about to age like milk
philly now has two of the most injured stars in the league to pair with maxey
That contract is going suck donkey dick in 2 years.
This don't budge us Embiid is still dirty player..
Oh shit Sixers fans are happy about this. Damn. The dude we wanted nothing to do with is another man’s treasure.
STAT situation 2.0
That’s a lot of money to pay a guy that plays 30 games a year 😂🤣😂
What about og? Lol
There is an age difference tho
Holy overpay. Much rather have Mikal.
Given their track record and injury history, I feel of all the moves the 6er could've made, this is a win now / desperation play and will long term benefit the knicks. In four years, Philly paying a 38 year old geroge a max contract, which will be a real handicap in terms of adding players. Plus, they need to resign Maxey next off-season
I understand that if you're philly, you only got a couple years left on embiids tires so you might as well go in on this. but Holy fuck they better hope Paul George is the answer because after next season he's probably a mid end 6th man being paid 50 mil. Father time comes for us all
Paul George King George George of the Jungle Knicks in 4
Best believe he will be a menace when playing the Knicks.
😂 😂 😂
When was the last time Paul George was healthy in the playoffs?
2024
Can someone tell me how they can afford 3 max guys and avoid the aprons and hardcapping and still be able to sign other players and field a team?
Most of their team is going to be built with minimum contract guys now
At least there’s one other team that has a shot at beating the Celtics in the east now. There’s a good chance of Knicks 1st seed and Celtics/sixers 2nd and third
I'm surprise a 34 year old player that isn't even a Superstar would get that type of contract. Good for him though for locking in those 4years!
Nice to see other teams signing aging superstars to massive contracts. Good luck with that Filly, we will still beat your ass.
sixers in win now mode. think many teams view Boston as beatable and therfore things are very open right now
They will be tough for the start of the season. But it’s along season and maxi will be left to do it alone after the All-Star break.
i’d be shocked if they played more then 30 games together
Good >2024/25- $49.2M 2025/26- $51.7M 2026/27- $54.1M 2027/28- $56.6M LMAO 34 years old who makes OG look like an Iron Man.
Tbh, would’ve been more scared had he gone to Orlando, but hey, good for Philly. He’s not remotely worth a max in his mid 30s, but then again, if Morey struck out in FA he would’ve been fired.
Just sign IHart
Paul George is an amazing talent but he has really bad stretches, does he survive Philly? I think this is the last chance they have until Embiid leaves. Too bad the Knicks and Celtics exist
4 yr max what will he be making when he is turning 38 in that last year? $62-63mln? Yikes I guess cap may be up
Not scared
Philly had to do this. He was the best option out there for them to upgrade and is a legitimate upgrade from Harris. They should be a great team until Embiid is hurt and then they’ll be a good one. Knicks are a class above though.
The odd of all 3 of their bug three being healthybcome the playoffs is like 35%. A good chance only Maxey is healthy. No worries at all
It's a good move but it also speaks to the desperation of Philly's situation. They were also able to resign Oubre and bring in Drummond. Philly will be a legitimately good team so long as they stay healthy. But that's the gamble, we as fans have talked about both Embiid's and PG's durability. Their window is only open as far as Embiid's body holds up.
Knicks in 3 😂 only team that’s a real challenge is Boston
I am loving the Sixers strategy of “let’s just overpay injury prone playoff underperformers over and over”
lol said we over paid for OG 😂🤣 Philly can now and forever suck my dick fuck that city and organization 74 win season Philly sweep regular and I bet those bums don’t make it out play in
Let’s gooooooooooo
We should call them the Phoenix 76ers
A team full of guys who have never won anything.
I’m not worried about the sixers but still prefer a great player like George in the other conference. Fucking Balmer suddenly becoming a tightwad.
Sixers>Knicks now. 3 of the 4 best players between the two teams are in Philly. Sixers aren’t done either. They still have all of their trade assets to flip for depth.
Knicks are still a better and deeper team, especially if they resign iHart. However, this does make the Sixers better for sure.
I’m just not sure you guys will have enough shotmaking outside of Brunson. If Randle stays healthy then maybe, but that comes at the expense of playing time for Mikal, Hart, OG or Divo. None of those four are necessarily great creators on their own.
Why are you over here then?
Because I love to talk ball and I like your team
Stop… go to the NBA sub
I reading teams are making their offseason moves to compete with Boston. I don’t think so. Knicks certainly are but with Philly, the PG signing has to do with matching up with us. Edit: My downvote HAS to be from a lurking Sixers fan