Next season s annual salary is 51.7 million, George will become the fastest regression in the NBA! Maybe you should consider retiring

There are still two months left before the NBA new season officially starts. At this stage, various lists of US media have emerged one after another. The overall trend of next season will be held. Many Western teams will siege the Thunder, including the Timberwolves (who entered the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons) + the Rockets (get Durant) + the Clippers (Paul + Bill + Collins + Daluo) + the Nuggets (Cameron Johnson) who have the strength to compete for the championship. What determines the upper limit of a team is the core team leader. From the 2K series' new season's star ability, it can be seen that Alexander and Jokic are the first in the off-level, Antetokounmpo + Doncic + Edwards + Curry + James ranked 3-7 respectively, and only Antetokounmpo is in the East in the top 7, which shows the intensity of competition in the new season of the Western Conference.

But this list also made an NBA super giant gradually "exposed". According to the star ability value announced by 2K26, Paul George's ability value has dropped to 81, ranking only 92nd in the league! Since the 16-17 season, George has been above 88 per year in the past nine seasons, and is about the top 30 in the league, but in the new season, George is expected to be just a qualified starter. The clues can also be seen from the small forward ranking given by the US media "HoopShype". George ranks the small forward at 18th in the league, not as good as Powell, Porter Jr., McDaniels, Murphy and even Dortmund, and it cannot be compared with the core of each team in the championship race! But George's annual salary in the new season is $51.67 million, which is higher than the little card. Is he worth it?

In the offseason last year, George signed a super maximum salary of 212 million yuan with the 76ers in four years and averaging 41 games in the past season, George averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 42% + 35% in both events. Paul George will be 36 years old next season. He has three years left in the contract with the 76ers, with a salary of 51.67 million + 54.13 million + 56.59 million US dollars respectively, with the option of leading players in the last year. First of all, no matter how the management operates, they basically need to rebuild. Embiid is troubled by injuries, and George has never been healthy when he comes to the 76ers. He has suffered groin + finger + knee injuries in the past year. He has just undergone arthroscopic surgery in the offseason and cannot participate in the training camp in the new season.

The two leading core members are sick, and the 76ers are ready for reconstruction. Maxi + McCain + Edgecom is enough to make the team's future bright. In essence, Embiid and George's situation are not the same. Even though Embiid's injuries increased in the past two seasons, the league still recognizes him as the top center, but the outside world believes that Embiid's weakness is difficult to completely recover from health. But George is different. He completely regressed and could not go back, so he listed a few data. Last season, George's net efficiency value was 3.8, 219th in the league, which indirectly confirmed the team's overall competitiveness; but George's own effective shooting percentage and real shooting percentage were both outside the league's 250th place. When George joined the 76ers, he said that he had the first time working with a super giant of Embiid at the level, hoping to bring a championship to Philadelphia.

But when he was really on the court at the same time as Embiid, George averaged 14.5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of as low as 41% + 31% in both events. The defense is still online, but only defense, and his efficiency is far less than Harris who was abandoned by the 76ers. In the words of famous reporter McMahon, it is normal for a star who plays in the East to get a premium contract, but there are two core players in the 76ers who are worthless! First, it was difficult for George to recover completely. His left knee experienced three injuries in a year: bone contusion + excessive stretch + arthroscopic surgery; secondly, when George was in the Clippers, someone shared his defensive pressure, someone attracted him offensive firepower, and even in the previous season, Harden focused on feeding George cakes. But when it reached 76 people, he had nothing left and he was exposed.

George himself was not in a hurry! During the offseason, what he cared about the most was his podcast program. Not long after he completed the arthroscopic surgery, he was photographed by the media queuing up to go to a nightclub for fun, and his professionalism caused huge doubts. But with a super maximum salary of 163 million in three years, George is not worried about his future. Instead, he is 76 people and has no choice but to do anything about George's contract. A few months ago, the salary expert analyzed that 76ers had explored the method of binding George to him by using the Tanhua Tag to send him away, but the result was not ideal. George's market conditions were not good, and the outside world was also worried about his health. Just like the Warriors got Butler, the 76ers could not get rid of George's future. There is only one last way left. By next summer, the contract has the last two years left, and the buyout will be postponed!

Lillard was bought out by the Bucks. He still has a way out and can return to Portland. Where is George? From Pacers to Thunder, from Thunder to Clippers, and then to the 76ers, George makes a bold statement every time he changes a new team, but he never achieves it. On the contrary, he often makes a lot of noise on his podcast, but he constantly causes disgust. Almost every time he leaves, he is accompanied by his back-pricked old boss. From the top 30 in the league to the 91st in the league, although he still has a super maximum salary, according to this trend, the 76ers first admit defeat and endure it until next summer, after George was bought out, it may be easy for him to find a next home, but his mind has long been no longer on the basketball court, and it is really time for him to consider retirement.