Paul George Joins 76ers: Big Move in NBA Free Agency

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00:00Free agency now underway in the NBA and in the overnight hours the biggest move

00:05of day number one. A four-year max contract worth two hundred and twelve

00:10million dollars. Paul George no longer an LA Clipper now in Philadelphia

00:16joining the 76ers. DRS you gave us your reaction earlier in the show in our

00:22opening segment but this a huge and seismic move around the association one

00:29that was speculated one that was rumored and in the summer of Paul George

00:34where his intentions and where he would next land would he remain in Los Angeles

00:39the two sides unable to come to a deal where would he next go that would

00:44probably be the biggest move of free agency we see it in the markets we see

00:49it in his decision Paul George now in Philadelphia. Yeah good move by the

00:54Philadelphia 76ers because they needed something to go along with Joel Embiid

00:57now also are we saying that the Philadelphia Sixers 76ers are now the

01:01best team in the Eastern Conference no we're not but to be competitive and in

01:05that mix and if they're healthy and also here's what you're banking on Joel

01:08Embiid trying to stay healthy throughout an entire season maybe he takes a look

01:12at that backseat approach and says you know what I do want to be MVP but I got

01:16to play 65 games and if I don't do that maybe it's better for my playoff run

01:20Paul George certainly has been one of those players that you can count on not

01:23missing major chunks of seasons even though he is getting a little bit older

01:27and Tyrese Maxey who is gonna sign a max extension here you're anticipating

01:30him getting even better than he was on the year before basis the Philadelphia

01:3476ers made some other moves we'll get to that in a little bit but for Paul George

01:37added to Joel Embiid that gives them a legitimate force and you can honestly

01:41say right now even though we still have a long way to go in free agency and the

01:44rosters will fill out it's probably going to be what the Boston Celtics the

01:47Milwaukee Bucks the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in that top four

01:52yeah and that's all you can ask for at that point you want to play well

01:54throughout the season you still want to have a team that meshes you want to get

01:57at least 60 games on the court between these three players before you head into

02:00the playoffs it was a solid move for the Sixers and as I brought up in the

02:03opening parts of this show it's one of those where if you wanted Jimmy Butler

02:07he's a little bit older right but you still say to yourself okay Jimmy Paul

02:11George what's the difference well you both were gonna have to sign a max

02:14extension but one was probably gonna be held hostage by the Miami Heat knowing

02:18that we're not just gonna give the Philadelphia 76ers a discount because

02:21Jimmy Butler wants to go there and get paid you'd have to give up multiple

02:24first-round draft picks you didn't have to give that up with Paul George and the

02:27Philadelphia 76ers over the next couple years have some years with multiple

02:30first-round draft picks so you do have a team in place for now and you didn't

02:34give up your future so I like the move for the Sixers but again as a Sixers fan

02:37I'm not saying like whoa this is the move that puts us over the top like you

02:41know 2004 hey the Eagles finally got Terrell Owens we're headed to the

02:44Super Bowl and they made it there it's not that type of move but you can still

02:47have really good basketball in the city with a competent team next year now

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