Paul George agrees to join 76ers; Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese topple more records; Joey Logano wins 5OT race

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Paul George is heading back to the Eastern Conference after he agreed to the 76ers‘ four-year, $212 million deal to join Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia. The 76ers are hoping that George, who started his career in Indiana before moving on to Oklahoma City and Los Angeles, can be the missing piece that gets this trio to their first NBA Finals.

But don’t feel too bad for the Clippers — James Harden has already signed a deal to remain in L.A. He’ll be getting $70 million over the next two seasons — as long as he wants to remain for the 2025-26 season. The second year of the contract is reportedly a player option, so Harden might be back in the free agent pool again next summer.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a two-time NBA champion,…

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Author : Austin Nivison

Publish date : 2024-07-01 13:18:09

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