The Philadelphia 76ers are signing veteran forward Paul George to a four-year maximum contract worth $212 million, ESPN's Adrian Wojarowski reported on Monday morning at 3:30am.
"George and his agent Aaron Mintz of CAA met with Sixers officials including owner Josh Harris, Daryl Morey, Elton Brand and legend Julius Erving in LA," according to Woj.
George, 34, declined his $48.8 million player option for 2024-25 with the Los Angeles Clippers to enter free-agency, which began at 6:00 p.m. E.T. today. NBA teams cannot officially sign free-agents until July 6th.
PG, a nine-time NBA All-Star, averaged 22.6 points and 5.2 rebounds on 47.1 FG% / 41.3 3P% / 90.7 FT% shooting splits last season in 74 games.
2023-24 was the first time George played in more than 56 games since the 2018-19 season due to various injuries.
George suffered a major injury in the summer of 2014, suffering a compound fracture of both bones in his lower right leg during a USA National Team practice.
The Sixers will team George—a career 38.5-percent three point shooter—with 23-year-old ascending All-Star Tyrese Maxey and 30-year-old 2022-23 MVP and seven-time All-Star Joel Embiid.
Philadelphia, who entered free-agency with over $60 million in cap space, will continue to look to add to their roster through free-agency in hopes of immediately competing for an NBA Championship.
Already, in the first 12 hours of free-agency, Daryl Morey has made a splash!
The Sixers are expected to re-sign Maxey to a five-year, $204.5 million max contract extension as well.