Paul George to Philadelphia…Embiid and the Challenge to Win

Star forward Paul George of the National Basketball Association (NBA) joins the Philadelphia 76ers to try to win the championship with Joel Embiid. 메이저사이트

Citing sources, sports media ESPN reported on the 1st (Korea Standard Time) that George agreed to a contract with Philadelphia on the condition of a four-year term and a total annual salary of $21.2 million (about 29.4 billion won).

George, who played for the Los Angeles Clippers from the 2023-2024 season, eventually came to the market after struggling with re-signing negotiations, and chose to transfer.

George, drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 10th overall pick of the 2010 rookie draft, has since gone through the Oklahoma City Thunder and Clippers.

When the transfer to Philadelphia is completed, George will return to the Eastern Conference for the first time in seven years since 2017, when he played for Indiana.

George, who is 206 centimeters tall and has mobility and outer guns, is a forward with a lot of fine bones in the NBA. Small forward is the main position, but he is tall, so he can play power forward without difficulty. Above all, the sophisticated outer gun is considered the biggest advantage.

During the 2023-2024 season, he played in 74 regular league games, averaging 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. The success rate of field goals was 47.1 percent. The success rate of 3-point and free throws was close to 41.3 percent and 90.7 percent.

The average professional regular league record is 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.

Philadelphia is a team held out by Embiid, who is considered a candidate for the MVP of the upcoming regular season.

Embiid, who won the MVP award in the 2022-2023 season, also raged early in the regular league last season, raising expectations for a second consecutive win, but was pushed out of the competition due to injuries.

Philadelphia ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference last season with 47 wins and 35 losses even though Embiid’s power weakened after not playing for a while.

This is because guard Tyreece Maxey played in 70 regular league games and averaged 25.9 points and 6.2 assists.

Philadelphia, where Embiid and Maxey, who shook off their injuries, will have a full-fledged battle with the 2023-2024 winner Boston Celtics for supremacy in the East, with George joining the team.