Joel Embiid Reveals Honest Opinion of Paul George
The Philadelphia 76ers have officially signed former LA Clippers star Paul George, pairing him with 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid. Sitting down with ESPN's Tim Bontemps, Embiid shared his honest thoughts on George and his fit in Philadelphia.
"Yeah, I think as far as the fit, it looks amazing," Embiid said. "It is great, especially when you got a big ... I don't like to call myself a big, but when you got a player that posts up and that isos quite a bit, you need to have willing shooters and guys that are not afraid to pull the trigger. PG, great shooter, 40%, 45 catch and shoot; Tyrese, we know great shooter, off the dribble, catch-and-shoot.
Embiid added, "On paper, and as far as the fit, it looks fantastic because you got both guys that can play off the ball, and they can play on ball and they're great shooters and they can handle the ball, and then you also got me. So, yeah, it looks great."
New on @SportsCenter: After Philadelphia pulled off its year-long pursuit of a star by landing Paul George in free agency, I sat down with Joel Embiid to talk about the NBA's newest Big 3, and how Embiid wasn't always sure things would work out this way over the last year: pic.twitter.com/4PPc2khjPD
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) July 8, 2024
While George has his flaws, part of what made him such an attractive free agent target for Piladelphia is how easy he is to integrate. A great shooter, George can thrive off the ball without Embiid and Tyrese Maxey needing to change too much about how they play. It certainly makes sense why Embiid is excited about the fit.
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JOEY LINN
Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.