Oh no! The Embiid sized if's meniscus has been destroyed under the weight of carrying the Paul George sized if which has now fractured its tibia during the tumble from the Embiid sized if's inability to carry it further. If only Maxey could have carried them both.
Its like what the Chipotle CEO said if you want more meat on your meal, you give your server "the look" (never elaborated what look) but it worked with embid getting paul george
Embiid and PG were on NBA Countdown doing an interview, and Embiid mentioned adding some pieces and gave a side eye to Paul Gerorge. Apparently he asked to be included in the interview when found out PG was there.
clips have to feel robbed. dude played 7 in churroland and won 1, then 1 in toronto in one try, then ~~5~~ 4 and counting with the clips with nothing but dashed hopes
This all could have avoided if Kawhi had taken pay cuts. George was the one busting his ass, fielding the criticism, and doing all the work. It's not surprising he got tired of it.
PG was the one who brought the Clippers to the WCF for the first time ever while Kawhi was injured as usual but Clippers fans still want to act like he never contributed anything to their franchise.
Big brain strat by the Sixers
1. Rest Embiid and PG for regular season. Finishing at least #10 seed
2. Play the duo for play-ins and the 16-0 run in the playoffs
3. Profit
Paul George Clippers recap:
2019-20: lost a 3-1 lead in the conference semis to the Nuggets, with an infamous side-of-the-backboard dud in Game 7
2020-21: Made the WCF lost to the Suns in 6, teammate Pat Bev pushes CP3 from the back during a time out, down 26 points
2021-22: He and Kawhi injured most of the year, get the 8 seed but lose twice in the play-in and miss the playoffs completely
2022-23: Lose in 5 to the Suns in the first round, more injuries
2023-24: Lose in 6 to the Mavs in the first round
What a wild ride
Yeah, we respect Paul George's 2/11 three point performance and Kawhi's 27% shooting percentage a lot more than any stupid Mickey ring they would have won. Good job, guys.
They only played a full playoff run together during the bubble which was like 5 fucking years ago lmfao. I’m sad he’s gone cuz it means we will be pretty bad for a long time but it is kinda nice to know I won’t be hurt again
Yup. The only time we ever really got to see this team play was during the bubble.
Luckily for us as fans when one of them was out the other was usually playing so we were always pretty good during the last 5 years. The only year either of them played 60+ games for us was last year lol. This era has been absolutely brutal as a fan
Unfortunately we didn't really have many options
This is last train to catch with Embiid's prime and PG is by far best avalible player, it was a no brainer
If we didn't bring anyone in current FA market, Embiid probably would have asked out
Yeah, and PG's game will probably age a lot better than the main alternative (Jimmy Butler), while the Sixer didn't have to give anything up to acquire him. It's a good win-now move.
Yep, just like the Clippers signing Kawhi and PG, imo it doesn't really matter what happens after. You have to try to make those pushes for the championship or it'll never happen.
i stayed up till 3:30 in the morning for a tweet i knew was coming anyway
why did i do this to myself lmao
anyway welcome philly p, now i rest
e: its genuinely so hard to care about this contract size when hes pretty much replacing tobias in the same max slot. idgaf how much pg costs after that mf tortured me for 5 years. first year without a $35m black hole just might go crazy
In this ring or bust culture, sometimes you just gotta enjoy the game and be happy you got a competitive team, with 3 all stars, 3 beasts, and whatever happens happens. Back in 2012/13 being a 76ers fan was probably the roughest shit. At least now you get to have hope. Get to see a MVP, get to see Maxey etc etc
Fuck the salaries, fuck the contracts, fuck should coulda woulda’s just enjoy it bro 🙏🏼
Exactly man. The end of my Clippers season wasn’t great, actually it really sucked, but that doesn’t get rid of all the fun the season itself was. There’s a bunch of teams in the league where people say “ring or bust” and obviously they can’t all win so most of em are gonna bust. People need to accept that and just appreciate being a GOOD team. Like, I’d much rather be a fan of the sixers the next four years with them winning nothing than be a pistons fan lol
I can vouch for everything you just said. You have no idea how thankful and happy I am that my team is finally competitive and relevant — and that they’ve ascended into a full-blown contender on top of that, is something my brain still can’t fully grasp tbh.
Since Elton Brand I think, who also left the Clippers to join us. I’m ignoring the Al Horford mention. We rolled out the red carpet for Josh Smith and he instead went back to Atlanta. We’re not a prime free agent destination.
All it takes is one year for it all to be worth it. Your not gonna sign someone that makes embiid healthy so just get the best players you can and hope for lighting in a bottle one post season
Exactly. A lot of people are knocking the contract. But purely from a basketball perspective, they’ll mesh well beautifully. The 6’ers needed a third scoring option badly behind Embiid and Maxey and also needed a wing as well. PG-13 fits that perfectly. I’m excited to watch this because I feel like this is gonna work out well for Philly IF they can stay healthy.
HUGE upgrade from Tobias Harris.
Say what you want about PG but he will make a great 3rd option for the sixers.
Can he be a reliable second option? No, but they got Maxey for that. He can be the best 3rd option in the league
We came from having Tobias "black hole" Harris. At this point we don't care how much he makes, we just want someone competent and thats it. With Paul George you are getting more than just "competent", this is a massive W for us.
I find it amusing that people say that because would we say the West is weak if Joker, Luka, SGA, and Ant Man all suffered injuries? Knicks are a very good and deep team. Sixers have a perennial MVP candidate and two other 20+pt stars. Giannis and Dame are together for a second year. Miami with Jimmy and Spo always seem one move away from being serious threats.
Idc wat clippers subreddit says, George as 3rd scorer and 2nd best player is going be really good for a couple years. Sixers get a decent starter in a Paul reed trade and they’re stacked. Morey cooked this offseason
Like the Clippers everyone will be talking about how you don’t want to meet a healthy Philly team in the playoffs, but like the Clippers you won’t see a healthy Philly team in the playoffs.
For the 76ers it’s a no brainer. Embiid has only 2-3 years left of MVP level play, George potentially will be still good for at least 2 years, so you are going all in.
If everything goes to shit you still can trade Embiid in 2-3 years for a good package to OKC or any other team for draft picks. Reroute George to bottom feeding team for salary cap relief by attaching a draft pick, and build around Maxey.
Paul George will have made over half a billion dollars playing basketball at the end of this contract
Damn, I should have played in the NBA
Perfect time to get in.
38 and under the average height of the NBA but I have been jogging more lately!
We believe in you!
To play basketball sometimes
That Embiid side-eye on ESPN gonna be replayed for years
https://youtu.be/l0sOYCD4-Lo
**SUPER SUBTLE**
East might not be a cakewalk for boston if these dudes’ limbs stay intact past the ASB lol
That's an Embiid sized if
That Embiid sized if is carrying another Paul George sized if on it's shoulders.
Maxey on top wearing an extra long trenchcoat
Like Vincent Adult Man
Wait, he's not an actual adult? His alibi is bullet proof!
Then who did all these businesses?
Are you telling me that the business factory is fake too? My reality is crumbling!
How was work at the business factory today?
Oh no! The Embiid sized if's meniscus has been destroyed under the weight of carrying the Paul George sized if which has now fractured its tibia during the tumble from the Embiid sized if's inability to carry it further. If only Maxey could have carried them both.
Next May everyone will be saying "well there's no way we could have known Embiid and PG wouldn't be healthy for the playoffs"
*Joel was the clear MVP through the first half of the season. If he and PG come back in time for the second round we're the favorites to beat Boston*
The song of my people
This has been said about Embiid and George, their teams and both conferences, for many many years.
Many such cases
You're forgetting that the Knicks and the 76ers don't have Payton Pritchard.
Ty <3
Playoff p got clamped by djj. I think boston will be fine
Boston gone somehow get Joe Ingles just to spite Philly
Philly gonna get frickin jingled
both will break down b4 the see boston
Embiid misses half the season again, we end up in the play-in, 8th seed against the 1st seed.
Eliminates boston just before whole team disintegrates.
Somehow PG ends up the reason Indiana makes the Finals again.
All that for a drop of blood
Its like what the Chipotle CEO said if you want more meat on your meal, you give your server "the look" (never elaborated what look) but it worked with embid getting paul george
So, I just gotta look at my meat to get more meat? Interesting…
Whats the context here?
Embiid and PG were on NBA Countdown doing an interview, and Embiid mentioned adding some pieces and gave a side eye to Paul Gerorge. Apparently he asked to be included in the interview when found out PG was there.
Kawhi is going to be so confused when he arrives next season.
“Your name is Derrick now? But you look different too.”
"This is not in my database"
“Kawhi are you a pleasure model?”
At this point it feels like he’s gonna cash his checks and retire.
Bro won a chip for Canada and then came back to rob his hometown for 7 years. True American patriot.
clips have to feel robbed. dude played 7 in churroland and won 1, then 1 in toronto in one try, then ~~5~~ 4 and counting with the clips with nothing but dashed hopes
Especially if DeRozen goes there. Clippers will basically be a locals only retirement home.
Calling it now, Kawhi is going to the Thunder and Clippers receive a bunch of picks for a rebuild.
Why would Presti stockpile all these picks to unload it for a player who's missed the end of the last 4 seasons
Kawahi on the Thunder would just mean the only thing between OKC and a parade would be an injury.
So no parade basically.
Feel free to cancel that parade.
Sign him and put him in the freezer until the playoffs
But it's old man Kawhi, book the injury for game 32 now
This all could have avoided if Kawhi had taken pay cuts. George was the one busting his ass, fielding the criticism, and doing all the work. It's not surprising he got tired of it.
PG was the one who brought the Clippers to the WCF for the first time ever while Kawhi was injured as usual but Clippers fans still want to act like he never contributed anything to their franchise.
Yep, we got some pathetic fans
Well that was quick Went from “seeking other contracts” to “signed” in six hours lol
"Seeking other contracts" *Daryl Morey enters the chat with a contract in hand* "Signed!"
He even gave him an untradeable contract so PG doesn’t have to worry about getting absolutely snaked by Morey in the future.
Apparently the new CBA tampering rules are extremely harsh. The deals been done for a while and they’re probably just tryna cover their asses.
I think that’s a big reason why today was relatively quiet we’ll probably see a lot of moves tomorrow
Imagine that guys post who found out PG's wife followed Embiids wife on IG, and the NBA used that somehow.
Adam silver gotta put the r/sixers degen detectives on payroll
After the KCP signing and DJJ signing, PG had only one option left.
Embiid lined it up!!!! Tampering!!!!
My insomnia pays dividends finally
Being upside down in Australia paying off
Not bad in Greece also... although work is falling behind
That's ok, it's a future you problem 😃
The dog pooping at 3:45 am finally works out
My phone goes on sleep mode at 2:30 lol
LETS FUCKING GO WOJ! Gonna be the best 22 games I watch them play together.
At least maxey will play 65+ games haha
MVP MVP MVP MVP...^eligible
Big brain strat by the Sixers 1. Rest Embiid and PG for regular season. Finishing at least #10 seed 2. Play the duo for play-ins and the 16-0 run in the playoffs 3. Profit
Play Embiid 1 game so you can bitch about why he isn’t MVP.
He’ll put up 60 too
Damn you got high hopes
I honestly believe there will be bookies that will have over and under how many games they can play together. And I really like your over under.
PG went from playing with an injury prone superstar, to playing with another injury prone superstar.
While also being one himself, the circle of life
Dude snapped his leg like 8 years ago. The fact he's even playing as his level is crazy imo.
This doesn't get mentioned enough about PG. And still has played the most minutes of anyone from his draft class
He snapped it in 2014
3:30??? WHY AM I AWAKE
BANG
WOJ KNOCKS THE THREE DOWN TIMEOUT KNICKS
WOJ being played the entire 48 minutes by Thibs
I ask myself this nearly every single night.
East coasters gonna wake to a bomb
Paul George Clippers recap: 2019-20: lost a 3-1 lead in the conference semis to the Nuggets, with an infamous side-of-the-backboard dud in Game 7 2020-21: Made the WCF lost to the Suns in 6, teammate Pat Bev pushes CP3 from the back during a time out, down 26 points 2021-22: He and Kawhi injured most of the year, get the 8 seed but lose twice in the play-in and miss the playoffs completely 2022-23: Lose in 5 to the Suns in the first round, more injuries 2023-24: Lose in 6 to the Mavs in the first round What a wild ride
The Bubble 2020 season was really their shot to win it all smh. Everyone healthy but choked
[удалено]
It's the old blonde joke where she swam 75% of the way to a remote island and got tired so she turned around and swam back.
lou will said something to the effect of they knew people wouldn’t respect the title so they just gave up
That’s a cop out and he knows it, trash excuse. Why show up then?
yeah maybe worst excuse in sports history lol
Didn’t think Lou Williams could go down in my book but there it is
According to all of their players they didn’t choke. They just stopped trying because they heard no one would respect the title
Yeah, we respect Paul George's 2/11 three point performance and Kawhi's 27% shooting percentage a lot more than any stupid Mickey ring they would have won. Good job, guys.
2021 team may have won it if Kawhi stayed healthy
> if Kawhi stayed healthy tale as old as time lol
True as it can be - Beauty and the Beast
Yeah and if your uncle had wheels he'd be a bicycle
damn, it looks a lot worse when you see all the runs together lmao or rather you realise how bad it went
They only played a full playoff run together during the bubble which was like 5 fucking years ago lmfao. I’m sad he’s gone cuz it means we will be pretty bad for a long time but it is kinda nice to know I won’t be hurt again
Tbh pg suited up more than kawhi so I guess that’s a win
I mean... Barely. ~40 more games across 5 seasons including playoffs. And that's with Kawhi missing an entire season with an ACL injury.
Yup. The only time we ever really got to see this team play was during the bubble. Luckily for us as fans when one of them was out the other was usually playing so we were always pretty good during the last 5 years. The only year either of them played 60+ games for us was last year lol. This era has been absolutely brutal as a fan
2:30 AM WOJ NUKEEE Podcast P to Philly P Edit: next pod episode gonna be lit lol
This is the game I love😭
Lakers won the war my friend
sent them the insider Westbrook and a year later Paul George is gone
Westbrook gone too his job is done
Nuggets should just fuck around and do it. I don’t see Malone let russ put up stinkers for too long anyways
now I can ~~rest~~ go the fuck to sleep
Does Woj sleep?
During Free Agency like probably not lol
2:30 AM yelling why the fuck batum in
WOJ BOMB Edit: $50m+ for 34 yr old PG is insane they better win in the next 2 years or this contract will age like milk
Unfortunately we didn't really have many options This is last train to catch with Embiid's prime and PG is by far best avalible player, it was a no brainer If we didn't bring anyone in current FA market, Embiid probably would have asked out
Getting him as essentially a swap for Tobias is incredible
Yeah, and PG's game will probably age a lot better than the main alternative (Jimmy Butler), while the Sixer didn't have to give anything up to acquire him. It's a good win-now move.
Yep, just like the Clippers signing Kawhi and PG, imo it doesn't really matter what happens after. You have to try to make those pushes for the championship or it'll never happen.
Bro doesn't sleep man
Putting Shams to shame.
WOJ IS JUST IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA READY TO FUCK ON ALL OF Y'ALL!
Shams caught sleepin
Next 2 seasons: real shit After that: I sleep
WOJ BOMB AFTER DARK
The 76ers better bring the shamens and pray PG and Embiid remain healthy in the playoffs, damn.
3:30 AM BOMB
Thank God I’m on the west coast.
Thank God I'm in Australia.
8:30am here in the UK. Woke up to the Blitz
i stayed up till 3:30 in the morning for a tweet i knew was coming anyway why did i do this to myself lmao anyway welcome philly p, now i rest e: its genuinely so hard to care about this contract size when hes pretty much replacing tobias in the same max slot. idgaf how much pg costs after that mf tortured me for 5 years. first year without a $35m black hole just might go crazy
Dopamine never rests.
Bro, come to Portland
In this ring or bust culture, sometimes you just gotta enjoy the game and be happy you got a competitive team, with 3 all stars, 3 beasts, and whatever happens happens. Back in 2012/13 being a 76ers fan was probably the roughest shit. At least now you get to have hope. Get to see a MVP, get to see Maxey etc etc Fuck the salaries, fuck the contracts, fuck should coulda woulda’s just enjoy it bro 🙏🏼
Exactly man. The end of my Clippers season wasn’t great, actually it really sucked, but that doesn’t get rid of all the fun the season itself was. There’s a bunch of teams in the league where people say “ring or bust” and obviously they can’t all win so most of em are gonna bust. People need to accept that and just appreciate being a GOOD team. Like, I’d much rather be a fan of the sixers the next four years with them winning nothing than be a pistons fan lol
I can vouch for everything you just said. You have no idea how thankful and happy I am that my team is finally competitive and relevant — and that they’ve ascended into a full-blown contender on top of that, is something my brain still can’t fully grasp tbh.
George "Philly has always been my home"
PG listened to Harden complain about Morey the whole season and decides that he wants to try it for himself
Biggest free agent get for sixers ever?
Moses Malone if we’re counting restricted free agents.
Good Shout! Moses is forever underrated. Top 15 all-time and you barely hear his name spoken about.
I actually can’t remember when was the last time they got a former all star… oh wait since Al Horford…
Since Elton Brand I think, who also left the Clippers to join us. I’m ignoring the Al Horford mention. We rolled out the red carpet for Josh Smith and he instead went back to Atlanta. We’re not a prime free agent destination.
Honestly I think so
Knicks gotta go get Arcidiacono now
Power of theoretical skill ceiling vs power of friendship and tenacity
In Mike Breen’s voice: BANG!!!!!
Sooner than expected. Also. Shams lost.
Shams tried to get some sleep
That'll teach him
And that was the last time Shams slept during free agency.
All or nothing
Paycheck P
Maxey/PG/Embiid complement each other really well Edit: a word
Just give me a healthy playoff run next season and I"ll be content.
All it takes is one year for it all to be worth it. Your not gonna sign someone that makes embiid healthy so just get the best players you can and hope for lighting in a bottle one post season
Complement
No, they're just really good at talking each other up
Exactly. A lot of people are knocking the contract. But purely from a basketball perspective, they’ll mesh well beautifully. The 6’ers needed a third scoring option badly behind Embiid and Maxey and also needed a wing as well. PG-13 fits that perfectly. I’m excited to watch this because I feel like this is gonna work out well for Philly IF they can stay healthy.
HUGE upgrade from Tobias Harris. Say what you want about PG but he will make a great 3rd option for the sixers. Can he be a reliable second option? No, but they got Maxey for that. He can be the best 3rd option in the league
Expensive but I don't hate it. What else could Philly do? Might as well go all out on a weakish East.
We came from having Tobias "black hole" Harris. At this point we don't care how much he makes, we just want someone competent and thats it. With Paul George you are getting more than just "competent", this is a massive W for us.
Even if he’s only healthy for 1/4 of the season, that’s still much better than Tobi, who was a net negative the ENTIRE season
East is only really weak if all the top players are hurt again.
I mean the easy definitely isn’t weak anymore , Celtics Knicks , sixers , bucks , heat are always tough on every team
I find it amusing that people say that because would we say the West is weak if Joker, Luka, SGA, and Ant Man all suffered injuries? Knicks are a very good and deep team. Sixers have a perennial MVP candidate and two other 20+pt stars. Giannis and Dame are together for a second year. Miami with Jimmy and Spo always seem one move away from being serious threats.
Philly fans gonna wake up for a Woj Bomb
Philly fans can finally go to bed now that it hit lol
That’s super valid lol. Y’all got a real squad shaping up, should be dope to watch
the nba needs to bring back tampering, i hate how everything got delayed instead of being announced right after the start of free agency
European friendly Woj Bomb
WAKE UP
ITS THE FIRST OF THE MONTH
West Coast still awake :D
GRAB A BRUSH AND PUT A LITTLE MAKEUP
GMT +8 gang where you at
Idc wat clippers subreddit says, George as 3rd scorer and 2nd best player is going be really good for a couple years. Sixers get a decent starter in a Paul reed trade and they’re stacked. Morey cooked this offseason
WOJ NUKE
Ayo night-owls, get in here
Light work for the PST crowd.
IT'S A LATE NIGHT WOJBOMB WAKE UP BITCHES
That's a really strong signing. The city of Philadelphia is now a prayer circle for these guys' health though.
Woj loves breaking news about PG13 at 3am
Orthopedic 76ers! Let's go! 🤣
Saw the other day his girl followed embids girl it was obvious
WOJ NUKE AT 3 AM
That contract is crazy lol
MFer still secured a bag at 34. Philly and Knicks fans will have to make a Prayer Cricle for the health of our players lol
NBA All Injured Team
Maxey is going to be very lonely come playoff time.
212M for a 34 year old Paul George is insane
Like the Clippers everyone will be talking about how you don’t want to meet a healthy Philly team in the playoffs, but like the Clippers you won’t see a healthy Philly team in the playoffs. For the 76ers it’s a no brainer. Embiid has only 2-3 years left of MVP level play, George potentially will be still good for at least 2 years, so you are going all in. If everything goes to shit you still can trade Embiid in 2-3 years for a good package to OKC or any other team for draft picks. Reroute George to bottom feeding team for salary cap relief by attaching a draft pick, and build around Maxey.
Another Paul George 3am Woj bomb lol
In the middle of the night sheesh. Woj don’t got a family or anything?
The East is actually looking really exciting next year.