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Paul George Joins 76ers: Big Move in NBA Free Agency
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7/1/2024
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Free agency now underway in the NBA and in the overnight hours the biggest move
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of day number one. A four-year max contract worth two hundred and twelve
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million dollars. Paul George no longer an LA Clipper now in Philadelphia
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joining the 76ers. DRS you gave us your reaction earlier in the show in our
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opening segment but this a huge and seismic move around the association one
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that was speculated one that was rumored and in the summer of Paul George
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where his intentions and where he would next land would he remain in Los Angeles
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the two sides unable to come to a deal where would he next go that would
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probably be the biggest move of free agency we see it in the markets we see
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it in his decision Paul George now in Philadelphia. Yeah good move by the
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Philadelphia 76ers because they needed something to go along with Joel Embiid
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now also are we saying that the Philadelphia Sixers 76ers are now the
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best team in the Eastern Conference no we're not but to be competitive and in
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that mix and if they're healthy and also here's what you're banking on Joel
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Embiid trying to stay healthy throughout an entire season maybe he takes a look
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at that backseat approach and says you know what I do want to be MVP but I got
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to play 65 games and if I don't do that maybe it's better for my playoff run
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Paul George certainly has been one of those players that you can count on not
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missing major chunks of seasons even though he is getting a little bit older
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and Tyrese Maxey who is gonna sign a max extension here you're anticipating
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him getting even better than he was on the year before basis the Philadelphia
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76ers made some other moves we'll get to that in a little bit but for Paul George
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added to Joel Embiid that gives them a legitimate force and you can honestly
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say right now even though we still have a long way to go in free agency and the
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rosters will fill out it's probably going to be what the Boston Celtics the
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Milwaukee Bucks the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in that top four
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yeah and that's all you can ask for at that point you want to play well
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throughout the season you still want to have a team that meshes you want to get
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at least 60 games on the court between these three players before you head into
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the playoffs it was a solid move for the Sixers and as I brought up in the
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opening parts of this show it's one of those where if you wanted Jimmy Butler
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he's a little bit older right but you still say to yourself okay Jimmy Paul
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George what's the difference well you both were gonna have to sign a max
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extension but one was probably gonna be held hostage by the Miami Heat knowing
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that we're not just gonna give the Philadelphia 76ers a discount because
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Jimmy Butler wants to go there and get paid you'd have to give up multiple
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first-round draft picks you didn't have to give that up with Paul George and the
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Philadelphia 76ers over the next couple years have some years with multiple
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first-round draft picks so you do have a team in place for now and you didn't
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give up your future so I like the move for the Sixers but again as a Sixers fan
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I'm not saying like whoa this is the move that puts us over the top like you
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know 2004 hey the Eagles finally got Terrell Owens we're headed to the
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Super Bowl and they made it there it's not that type of move but you can still
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have really good basketball in the city with a competent team next year now
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