2 days Ago By Andy Bailey
NBA news has been pouring in since the league opened its offseason negotiation period this weekend, and things didn't really slow down on Monday. A new superteam assembled in Philadelphia, one finally broke up in the West, and plenty of other difference-making moves happened all over the league. Below, you'll find a breakdown of all the biggest moves from Day 2 through the tried-and-true "winners and losers" lens.
In the wee hours of Monday morning, news broke of the Philadelphia 76ers' acquisition of Paul George. After the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers fell out of the running for his services, the 76ers became an inevitability. And now that he's officially (or unofficially, at least until the moratorium ends on July 6), with Philadelphia, It's pretty easy to declare the Sixers winners.
They already had one of the league's best duos in Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey—news of the latter re-signing came a few hours after the reports on George—but there was an obvious hole in between them and on the wings. George obviously fills that, as one of the game's most malleable star-level talents. He's a high-volume three-point shooter who'll pull defensive attention away from the Maxey-Embiid actions in the middle of the floor.
He'll beat rotating or closing defenders off the catch. And he can even run some offense when Maxey and/or Embiid are off the floor. But George isn't the only reason Philadelphia is a winner on Monday.
We also learned of that new deal for Maxey. Kelly .
