Philadelphia 76ers followers had been hoping Paul George and Joel Embiid would flip over a brand new leaf subsequent season, however one NBA insider has given an replace that doesn’t bode nicely.
The Philadelphia 76ers had been able to compete for an NBA championship final season. Sadly for them, all their finest laid plans went astray.
The $212 million free agent signing of Paul George didn’t quantity to a lot. The star suffered totally different accidents, which was an identical story to Joel Embiid.
There have been questions on preserving the pairing of Embiid and George going, contemplating their issues. It’s a big monetary dedication, if nothing else.
However the 76ers plan on preserving Embiid and George’s $400 million pairing going, not less than for an additional season.
It’s not that simple, nonetheless, as Embiid is coming into the 76ers camp with an harm, as is Paul George. And based on one NBA insider, their scenario is extra complicated than initially anticipated.
A Philadelphia 76ers fan requested Brett Siegel of Clutch Factors for an replace on each Joel Embiid and Paul George heading into a brand new season.
Siegel revealed that George’s latest surgical procedure will maintain him out of coaching camp and probably preseason video games, whereas the 76ers’ silence on Embiid’s harm points is an indication that issues aren’t wanting good.
“Solely updates are that George is out for the beginning of coaching camp and should not play within the preseason. Too early to inform there.
“As for Embiid, there’s real concern about his knee well being. After all, phrase from Philly will get downplayed, however across the league, phrase is unhealthy.”
If what Siegel is reporting is correct, then there must be lots of concern amongst 76ers followers, as this may very well be the beginning of a disastrous season for them.
If the present prognoses for each their star gamers are as unhealthy as Siegel is reporting, then it is likely to be time for the 76ers to make some modifications.
Each Embiid and George are on the unsuitable aspect of 30 and don’t have a lot time left to play high-level basketball.
Moreover, their superior ages, George particularly being 35, imply that their restoration instances are additionally far longer than these of a youthful participant.
If the 76ers determine that the chance is simply not well worth the reward, then they really have a terrific start line to maneuver on from the 2 stars.
They’d get an honest haul for each. If they will land some cheap contracts and good prospects to pair with Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe, the 76ers may not need to endure one other lengthy interval of struggling just like the ‘Belief the Course of’ period.
And whereas Quentin Grimes’ future with the 76ers appears shaky, he may very well be a bit they construct round, together with Maxey and Edgecombe, after they transfer on from George and Embiid.
