On July 2, Beijing time, the NBA free market has been opened, among which the Houston Rockets' total salary has exceeded the cap, the roster rotation is crowded, and I would be surprised if I use a mid-level sign, Castle revealed that he wants to play point guard in the San Antonio Spurs, and he also understands the importance of player diversity. Congratulations, No. 1 center Joel Embiid, All-Star small forward George airborne Philadelphia 76ers twenty-four hours later, general manager Brandon quickly renewed Maxey, it seems that the competition in the East is getting tougher.
According to the latest report from Shams, for the Philadelphia 76ers, who regard the 2024-2025 season as the goal of competing for the championship, after the free market opened, they quickly reached four signings, signing rebounding addict Drummond for 2 years and 10 million US dollars, introducing the best sixth man Eric Gordon with a one-year veteran base salary, and renewing Kelly Oubre for 2 years and 12.6 million US dollars. It should be emphasized that the first signing is the finishing touch, and the 76ers used a four-year $212 million salary to poach Paul George, teaming up with No. 1 center Joel Embiid to get the chance to compete for the championship.
It is worth mentioning that just 24 hours after Paul George landed on the Philadelphia 76ers, general manager Brandon fulfilled his promise and renewed the contract of young star Maxey with a five-year contract with a maximum salary of $204 million, so that he and Paul George and Joel Embiid will form a new Big Three, which is enough to compete with the Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks in the East. In the 2023-2024 season, Maxey played in a total of 70 regular season games, averaging 25.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, with an annual salary of $40.8 million.
You must know that Woshen revealed the details of this contract, first of all, Maxey's five-year $204 million does not contain any player options or team options, which shows that he still trusts the Philadelphia 76ers management and does not need to keep a hand for himself. Secondly, the second is that agent Rich Paul said that in order to help the Philadelphia 76ers, this summer offseason, get enough salary space to pursue All-Star small forward Paul George, the young star Maxey, waited a year to renew his contract, so the former can join forces with Embiid, and the latter has a lot of credit.
Now, with the Philadelphia 76ers reaching a number of consecutive signings, for the first center Joel Embiid, the confidence to compete for the championship in the new season is getting bigger and bigger, after all, with the addition of All-Star small forward Paul George, the Big Three against Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown still have a certain amount of confidence, and even the Milwaukee Bucks have a chance to challenge. It should be noted that 24 hours after George landed in the Philadelphia 76ers, General Manager Brandon officially renewed Maxey's contract and fulfilled his promise, which can be regarded as the latter's trust and some rewards.