There’s “rising optimism” that the Sixers will have the ability to win the Paul George sweepstakes and land the star ahead, reports Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.
George, who declined his 2024-25 participant choice with the Clippers on Saturday, is predicted to fulfill with the 76ers, the Magic and the Clips on Sunday evening after the free agent interval formally opens. Each Philadelphia and Orlando are said to be willing to supply a four-year, maximum-salary contract for George and have the cap room needed to take action.
Along with placing a four-year max deal on the desk for him, the Sixers can provide George the chance to staff up with 2023 MVP Joel Embiid and 2024 Most Improved Participant Tyrese Maxey, making a formidable Massive Three that might make Philadelphia a respectable contender within the Jap Convention.
Marc Stein reported Sunday afternoon that the Sixers are exploring methods to maximise their cap room and land each George and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. As cap professional Yossi Gozlan tweets, a maximum-salary contract for George would go away Philadelphia with solely about $13M in cap room, plus the $8M room exception.
Buying both George or Caldwell-Pope by way of sign-and-trade may enable for the next beginning wage for KCP, however would require the cooperation of the participant’s previous staff and would hard-cap the 76ers’ staff wage on the first tax apron.
Groups aren’t permitted to barter or attain agreements with outdoors free brokers till after the NBA’s free agent interval formally opens.