The Philadelphia 76ers have had a busy offseason highlighted by the addition of Paul George. The idea is that George will form an elite trio with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey and help the Sixers finally get over the hump in the East.
However, the Sixers also need to put a team around those three stars. They have done a solid job thus far with the additions of Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon, and Caleb Martin while also bringing back Kelly Oubre Jr. On paper, this is a very talented Sixers team.
Gordon played briefly with George in the 2022-23 season with the Los Angeles Clippers and gave his thoughts on what the Sixers are getting in the 9-time All-Star.
“Paul has always been a good teammate,” said Gordon. “You guys will see and his demeanor and he always comes ready to play. I think he’s going to fit in well for this team because he brings a different dynamic. He’s definitely a two-way player. I just like his demeanor for this team and I think he’s gonna love it, and so, I think it’ll work out well.”
It’s obvious what George brings to the table. He has been a dominant player in the league for a long time and he will look to carry that over to Philadelphia. Even in his 14th season, he did average 22.6 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting 41.3% from deep on 7.9 attempts per night.
Gordon shot 42.3% from deep for the Clippers while playing next to George and Kawhi Leonard. One has to assume that he will be able to shoot somewhere around that percentage for Philadelphia with both George and Embiid flanking him.