It s not just George! 162 million in 3 years is just the beginning. The real trouble for 76 people has been a foreshadowing.

Paul George, fell again.

To be honest, when I saw the famous reporter Shams revealing the news that he had undergone left knee arthroscopy, my first reaction was not shock, but a kind of helplessness of "ah, it turns out to be so." But if you only stare at George's knees, then this matter is superficial. This is not a question of whether a player is crisp or not. This is the sound of a Philadelphia 76ers building leaking from the foundation.

Let me first talk about George's contract, which is 162 million US dollars in three years, and is fully guaranteed. The numbers are scary, but the real pitfalls are in places you can't see. This maximum salary signed last summer not only does not have any protection clauses linked to the number of appearances, but is said to also bring a 15% transaction margin.

What does this mean? It means that the 76ers' management took all the risks themselves, which is equivalent to signing with their eyes closed. What's the result? I played 41 games last season, averaging 16 points per game, and now I have to spend the summer on the operating table. This is no longer a bet. This was on the gambling table and someone cleared the chips.

So what is the toxicity of this contract? Or to put it more accurately, how lethal is it to the team?

Come on, let's do some calculations. In the 25-26 season, Paul George's salary was $51.67 million, while another pillar of the team, Joel Embiid, had a salary of $59.21 million. The two people combined, directly exceeded 110 million US dollars. In a league with a salary cap of about 140 million, this means that the team has more than 60% of the space, and is full of two players who can't even make up for the total attendance last season. How else to play? What should I use to find those forwards that can run and jump in the market? There is no money, nothing at all.

To be honest, a star was injured, which was a bit of a back. But the two stars who get the most money in your team are all famous "patients" in the league, which is definitely not a matter of luck. This is a choice of team building ideas, an adventure engraved in the bones.

Behind this is General Manager Morey's usual style - I still haven't figured out what he is trying to do - he is always betting on the next miracle and always believes that the model can calculate the hearts and health of people. When the Rockets locked Paul to a big contract, it became an unforgettable problem; now in Philadelphia, the script is exactly the same in two cores with clear injuries. There are precedents in NBA history for such operations. Do you still remember the Brooklyn Nets more than a decade ago? It is also a one-way operation, locking Deron and Joe Johnson with a sky-high contract. Judging from the books, the All-Star backcourt is so amazing. What's the result? The two people took turns to be injured, and the salary space exploded. The team was dead for several years and lost all the future. Isn’t this the current situation of the 76ers?

So you see, George's operation was like explosives, blowing out all the problems hiding under the water of 76 people. The team has new stars like Thales Maxi and geniuses like Edgecomb. The future is bright, but the way they are going up has been blocked by these two contracts that have sunk to the bottom. Want to win in the present? Relying on two wounded people is like a joke. Want to demolish and rebuild? Sorry, the space is locked and can't move. From the very beginning, the game of chess has entered a dead end. The real question now is not whether George can come back healthily, but how the 76ers can crawl out of the pit dug by the management.

Fans, do you think this team of 76ers is still saved?