The Sixers have declared that Paul George will miss the remainder of the season due to adductor and knee injuries, officially announcing the decision on Monday (via Twitter).
“George has received injections in both his left adductor muscle and left knee,” the team said in its statement. “Following the procedure, George is medically unable to play and will be out for at least six weeks.”
It’s a fitting conclusion to a lost season for both George, last summer’s top free agent, and the Sixers. The 34-year-old was limited to 41 starts this season due to his injuries. When he did play, it wasn’t up to his usual standards. He averaged 16.2 points per game in 2024/25 after having averaged at least 21.5 PPG in each season since 2015/16. He also put up 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals in 32.5 minutes per night.
George’s last appearance came on March 4, when he scored just seven points in 30 minutes against Minnesota.
George was Philadelphia’s top target as it hoarded salary-cap space prior to last offseason. He signed a four-year max contract worth approximately $211.6MM in July. He’s due to make $51,666,090 next season and $54,126,380 in 2026/27. He holds a $56,586,670 option for the final year of his contract when he’ll be 37.
The Sixers can only hope that George stays on the court for longer stretches in the next few seasons and the contract doesn’t become an albatross. He was supposed to be the final piece of a championship puzzle, giving the team a high-level wing to join dominant center Joel Embiid and star guard Tyrese Maxey.
Embiid’s lingering knee issues limited him to 19 games before he was ruled out for the rest of the season late last month.
Yes, the 2025 NBA draft class is widely considered strong, with scouts projecting a high number of potential stars,
Next one it would be Maxey
Morey is the best trader. He has fell in love with trading away first round picks for the past 10 years
That is the opposite of what people are saying about this draft class
Are you saying it’s top heavy? Because I remember hearing that it’s a great class also…
You can find the same player/ability at 22 as you can at 5…. That doesn’t mean the draft class is deep (as they’d like to spin it), it just means the class is mediocre beyond the first couple picks
Sixers should not be rewarded with a top 5 pick.
How would that be a reward? When you play sports, players get injured. Would you take away the Spurs 1st two championships.
IMO
It’s a big mistake by not trading away George for Butler or LaVine last month. It’s easier to move them than George this summer
Comparison
Suns did whatever it takes to trade Beal.
Butler is not going anywhere.
Nobody was going to trade for George ( or Embid). They are totally untradeable right now. The Sixers better hope they win the lottery. The only way those two might become tradeable is if they actually heal and play lights out next year. The chances of that are slim and none.
Podcast P engaged.
My plan for 76ers net season
1. Embiid starts the season in March
2. Two superstars should be able to take the team to the 6th seed in East
3. Try to acquire this type of defensive players: LuDort, Caruso and Amen Thompson. (trade all the first round picks)
Finally
Morey the counter. Can only count up to six now…
If this guy got hired. I missed the boat.
If you know finance, you know there is an expense item called “silly expense”
Paul George annual salary is silly expense.
Never heard of a “silly expense” but I do know what a ‘Silli comment’ is.
Wow, who could have seen this coming?! PG missing half a season while his team underperforms. What’s next, are you going to tell me that water is wet?
Water is wet
Albatross.
Someone forgot to tell this cast of G Leaguers that the season is lost! They are up by 20 tonight! Unbelievable, they can’t even get tanking right!
They never fall to f it up
Back to Podcast, he didn’t have to log off very long.
“The Sixers can only hope that… the contract doesn’t become an albatross. ”
Too late.
If Grimes ever gets his handle tight………
Watch Out ……. going for 40 tonight. Kkkching
Well he was the next MJ. Couldn’t trade him for Donovan Mitchell remember? Then they go and deal him for Bojan lol.
There’s always that one overvalued guy that torpedoes a trade or almost does. Like Mann, he was the Clippers MJ and yet the dealt him for Bogdan. Odd that both were traded for father and son.
Fake news …. Danny was never trading him to Knicks. Like everyone in NBA. They only use Knicks for leverage. Or get them to overpay. In another year, time. Doland would have nade that trade. And it would be a Melo thing all over again.
Knicks weren’t ready then. Jazz wanted too much. Wasn’t about Grimes. Thibs does like Grimes. Knicks had Brunson coming free. Don’t believe everything you read. And I said this when they were shopping him. Grimes is in best shape of his life. Leaner than he’s ever been. Thibs pushed him to get here. He knows. I’m happy for him. I’m a big DM guy. He’s better off in Cleveland. Knicks are still building by the way. This is year 5. And its practically a new team.
Grimes is awesome. I can’t fathom why he gets passed around so much.
In celebration of LeBron’s continued excellence at 40 years old, every role player in the league is gifted a 40+ point game this season.
Evidently.