, a budding superstar, they agreed on a four-year, $212 million deal with George, a superstar who is not so young at 34.
Cynics will point to George’s age and his lengthy injury history , but it’s best to think in the short term anyway.’s prime will only last so long, after all, so it’s best to pair him with another All-Star now.In George, the Sixers have added a player who offers them a chance at winning a title, David Murphy writes, and no other player on the market would have offered them that much.
If they do not sign George, they end up with the same sort of team that they had last season — well shy of the Celtics and Knicks in the East. With George, they at least have an upside if everything breaks right. The risk is big, but the Sixers are now the third betting favorite toWith the big guns out of the way, the 76ers’ roster continued to take shape on Monday — and that process included decisions by players who would not return to Philly.
: The Phillies open a series at Wrigley Field at 8:05 tonight . Right-hander Michael Mercado makes his major league starting debut against Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski .We compiled today’s newsletter using reporting from Keith Pompey, Gina Mizell, David Murphy, Scott Lauber, Jackie Spiegel, Lochlahn March, Jonathan Tannenwald, Isabella DiAmore and Ben Istvan.