The 76ers depth chart improves greatly with Paul George, who should again provide big fantasy numbers.
Stephen A. & Co. discuss whether Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and new addition Paul George can function successfully in Philadelphia. Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN.
The bottom line from a fantasy hoops perspective is that George would appear to fit pretty seamlessly into this 76ers squad. He should be able to replicate the lion's share of his production with the Clippers without detrimental impact to the other core producers of the 76ers. I wouldn't expect Embiid to average 35 PPG this season, but he should still have the shots to go over 30 PPG.
In 39 regular season games with Embiid on the court last season, the 76ers went 31-8 with +10.4 point average scoring margin. Those marks were similar to the season-long stats of the champion Celtics, who won 78% of their regular-season games with a +11.4 PPG scoring margin. And that was with Philly having Harris as their third scoring option. George is a significant upgrade on both sides of the ball, giving the 76ers a more dynamic and proven scorer in addition to an all-league level defender.
George is coming off an impressive stretch with the Clippers, averaging 23.0 PPG, 4.5 APG, 6.0 RPG, and 1.5 SPG in 263 regular-season games. Last season, George played 76 games, his most since 2018-2019.
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