If the 76ers trade George, they may have to pay two first rounds! Should George consider retiring?

There is still one month left before the new NBA regular season starts, and many teams have begun to gather for training to prepare for the new season. Although Xiao Ka is deeply involved in the Yin-Yang contract scandal here, judging from the players' joint training, no one seems to have been affected. Because the Warriors were stuck by Kuminga, they did not operate all summer. Kuminga is getting closer and closer to the goal of 75.2 million+ player options in three years. It is only a matter of time before the Warriors compromise, because in this matter, Curry + Butler + Dream Chasing Green all reached an agreement: I hope Kuminga will come back and be a united front. In fact, you can understand one thing from the Warriors' attitude towards Kumingga: whether a player has the right to speak depends on your personal ability, on the one hand, on the other hand, on the market conditions.

Then what if the ability declines sharply and the market conditions are very bad? There are 14 people in the NBA salary of more than 50 million in the new season. Curry has dominated the top spot in the league for 59.61 million for nine consecutive years, and Leonard has served as a goalkeeper for 50 million (we don’t know if it’s inside the contract, but outside the contract). US media raised questions, whose value cannot match salary in the new season? The answer to this question directly points to the two "facades" of the 76ers. Embiid has four years left to have a super maximum salary of 248 million yuan. Judging from the interview content of Embiid this summer, there is a clear gap between him and the team's management, and he even has some negative emotions about basketball. But it is undeniable that the healthy Embiid still has strong dominance. But how much can George perform next season with a salary of 51.67 million?

Start with a message. According to famous reporter Gupta, the team is likely to choose to rebuild at a certain point in the future (Embid was troubled by injuries and limited playoff leads), but at the same time, they have accumulated young talents such as Maxi + Edgecomb + McCain. The first priority of reconstruction is to deal with the big contract between Embiid and George. Embiid's market conditions are unknown, but the contract has 3 years of 162 million contracts (51.67 million + 54.13 million + 56.59 million) left. The market conditions are shocking! According to US media analysis, the 76ers have two ways to break up with George. First, stick to another season and wait until next summer, just like the Bucks treat Lillard, and postpone the buyout.

But the disadvantage is that it encroaches on the team's salary space, basically 22 million yuan in dead money every year for the remaining five years. The second is to force George away next season. In this regard, the US media listed a set of trading plans. The only ones in the league who can take over George's contract and are willing to take over George's contract are the Nets: the 76ers need to take out 28 years of first round from the Clippers + 30 years of their first round pick + 31 years of second round pick + George, and exchange it for Mann + Zaire Williams + Jalen Wilson from the Nets. It sounds like a fantasy. If you want to deal with George, you need to pay back two first rounds to recover three ordinary combat power from the Nets. In the words of journalist Gupta, the 76ers must admit how failed they signed George with maximum salary, but the biggest gain of this deal is to save 28 million in salary space.

From 208 million yuan in the four years last summer to paying two first-round picks this summer, why did George decline so quickly? The 76ers only played 41 games, averaging 16.2 points + 54.3% true shooting rate, which is not as high as the average starting level in the NBA. Considering that George is 35 years old and has suffered from injuries in the past five years (more than a dozen injuries on his body, such as elbows, knees, ankles, groin, finger tendons, etc.), this decline is irreversible. In terms of ability and star ranking in the new season, George has both fallen to around 90th place in the league! But his salary is 13th in the league, 13.3 million more than last season's honorary Grand Slam winner Alexander!

There is no doubt that it is only a matter of time before George is inducted into the Hall of Fame. 9 All-Stars + 6 Best Teams, which is enough to enter the top 20 small forwards in NBA history. But as he got older, he only had one mouth left. Last summer, he just joined the 76ers and said that he came to Philadelphia to bring the championship to the fans. After the reimbursement of the season last season, George shirked responsibility, believing that Embiid's frequent absence affected the entire team; in an interview during the offseason, he vowed to create some noise in the East in the new season, and next season is a good opportunity. But George is no longer the front line in the league: lack of projection confidence + low efficiency + troubled by injuries + not being in the team's future territory, and his situation is very embarrassing.

Then what can I do? Because the 76ers gave George a four-year guarantee contract, at least in the next three years, George doesn't have to worry about not being able to make money. Anyway, after the contract is signed, the team will only admit defeat. However, after the contract is over, with George's physical condition and playing basketball, strong teams do not need a ball-holder like him, and weak teams do not need former stars who have no ability to score points. Even if we can play in the health of the 76ers in the new season, we will have to put a question mark. The league updates and iterations were very fast. George was still the third MVP in 2019, but six years later, it has become a burden. After this contract, he is not far from retirement.