After parting ways with the Clippers, George quickly found a home and signed a four-year, $212 million cap contract with the 76ers, with a player option in the fourth year. George's annual salary for the next four years is $49.2 million, $51.7 million, $54.1 million, and $56.6 million, respectively.
It is worth mentioning that George is currently 34 years old, and he will be 38 years old in 4 years, and it is difficult to say what kind of state he can have, so this contract is also very risky, and it may end up being a garbage contract. George's previous talks with the Clippers broke down because the Clippers were willing to offer a three-year contract. Fortunately, the 76ers still gave enough sincerity and offered George a four-year contract with a maximum salary.
It was only at the end of October last year that the 76ers and the Clippers reached a blockbuster deal, and the 76ers sent Harden to the Clippers to get Morris Jr., Batum, Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr. and the Clippers' 2028 first-round pick + 2 second-round picks + 2029 draft pick swap rights + 1 first-round pick from a third party. Although the Clippers lost George for nothing, fortunately, they also kept Harden, which is equivalent to trading George for Harden.
For the 76ers, after getting George, their strength has undoubtedly become stronger, forming the Big Three of Embiid, George, and Maxey, and they are also expected to hit the championship next season. In addition to trading for George, the 76ers also offered Maxey a five-year, $20.5 billion contract extension with a maximum salary.
With a number of players out of contract this summer, including Harris, Hield, Batum, Covington, etc., the 76ers' roster will also change a lot. In addition to signing Maxey and George, the 76ers also signed Drummond and Gordon while re-signing Oubre, and drafted McCain (first-round pick) and Adam Bonner (second-round pick). Next, the 76ers will continue to strengthen and form a team that can compete for the championship.
As long as they stay healthy, the 76ers do have a chance to challenge for the championship. It is worth mentioning that although under the leadership of Embiid, the 76ers have reached the playoffs for 7 consecutive years, they have never missed the Eastern Conference finals, and the last time they reached the Eastern Conference finals was in 2001, and Embiid has still not touched the East Final floor in his career.
After getting George, Embiid also has a good chance of making it to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time. Although George has never played in the Finals, he reached the Eastern Conference Finals two consecutive years as early as 2013 and 2014, but they were not defeated by the Heat Big Three. However, Embiid has worked with Butler and Harden respectively, and he has not been able to touch the floor of the Eastern Conference finals, so even with George, it is difficult to say whether he can make the Eastern Conference finals, it still depends on how well he performs in the playoffs.