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George underwent knee surgery, 3-year, 160 million contract attracted attention

4:57am, 17 July 2025【Basketball】

Revelation Wang Shams: George successfully underwent left knee arthroscopy to treat the injuries he suffered in recent training. He will start a rehabilitation plan and re-evaluate before the start of the training camp in the new season...

It seems that George has been training hard recently and has injured himself. Philadelphia expressed his "happiness" about this.

It is worth mentioning that in mid-March this year, George was reimbursed for the season due to a knee injury, resulting in him playing only 41 games last season, averaging 32.5 minutes per game, contributing 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 breaks, with three shooting percentages of 43%, 35.8% and 81.4%.

In just 4 months, 35-year-old George had two knee injuries, and the most recent one was due to training, which may show that his knee injury problem is irreversible, that is, he will be troubled by knee injuries in his future career, so it is naturally difficult to maintain a good competitive level for a long time. Philadelphia cried in the toilet rhythm.

Last summer, George brought his talent to Philadelphia for four years and $212 million. The contract being executed will expire in 2028. His annual salary will reach $51.67 million, $54.13 million and $56.59 million respectively in the next three seasons, with a total remaining of about $160 million.

The current situation is that Philadelphia not only has to endure the serious decline in George's competitive state, but also has to prepare for his frequent high-speed hang-free battle cards due to injuries in the future. Moreover, this guy's contract is stink and long and cannot be traded at all, which means that it is highly likely to be completely destroyed in his hands.

To put it simply and bluntly, the contract signed by George and Philadelphia is the biggest poison in the league today, and the dogs shake their heads when they see it.

Not only George, another giant in Philadelphia is also the star Embiid, who also signed a super maximum salary of $188 million in three years last summer, and then played fewer games last season than the former. He only appeared in 19 games, averaging 30.2 minutes per game, scoring 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists, and as a big center, the shooting percentage is as low as 44.4%.

In fact, Philadelphia's lineup is full of competitiveness. If it can maintain health, it will definitely be a playoff team, and even have the chance to win the championship. However, the word "health" seems out of reach for them, resulting in 24 wins and 58 losses last season, ranking third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference. Fortunately, it won the Tanhua lottery and won Edgecom.