The Philadelphia 76ers were without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey for their Wednesday night showdown against the Brooklyn Nets, but Paul George was in the lineup which meant they still had a guy with a max contract on the court when they lost by four.
George signed a four-year, $212 million deal with the Sixers as a free agent over the summer to give Philadelphia a new big three, but in the game against the Nets, George provided the team with a big two. As in points.
