NBA-NEWS: The Los Angeles Lakers franchise center, who agreed to sign a four-year, $136.4 million contract, as reported by CBS, has officially introduced as a new member of the Philadelphia 76ers after…….

Will the 76ers regret signing Paul George?

The Philadelphia 76ers promised a star addition and delivered by signing Paul George this offseason. The nine-time All-Star gives Philly three stars and arguably the most top-end talent in the NBA. Joel Embiid was MVP in 2023, and Tyrese Maxey just made his first All-Star appearance. It instantly made the Sixers one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference, but should they be?

The new CBA added harsher spending restrictions for teams. Spending over the second tax apron makes it difficult to improve your roster. They cannot take back more money than they send out in a trade and only have minimum contracts to offer in free agency. Even being over the first apron limits what front offices can do. Teams are still adjusting, but it has altered several plans.

Putting three stars together has been a winning formula in the NBA for decades. Daryl Morey and the 76ers are trying to follow that blueprint, but does it still work in the “apron era”?

The 76ers attempt to prove Big 3 is still a championship formula
Philadelphia benefitted from Tyrese Maxey’s cap hold being well below his value. It allowed the 76ers to sign Paul George and keep spending well beyond the salary cap. Philly is over the first apron and just $8.2 million below the second with just 13 players on their roster.