Where does Sixers star Paul George land on the all-time greats list?
A 9-time All-Star, George led the Indiana Pacers to the Eastern Conference finals in 2013 and 2014 before also leading the Los Angeles Clippers to their only conference finals appearance in franchise history in 2021. His first season with the Sixers was marred by injuries, but George is still a top player when right.
Bleacher Report put together a top 100 players of all-time list and George landed at No. 78 on the list:
During a stretch from 2014 to around 2019, your nerdiest NBA friend might have made the case that George was one of the five best players in the league. That claim wasn't far off, as PG overcame a gruesome broken leg in the summer of 2014 to earn four All-NBA nods in the next five years while regularly getting top-five DPOY consideration.
Though George's best MVP finish (third) came with the Thunder in 2019, he'll be best remembered for being the top threat on some excellent Pacers teams that reached the conference finals twice and for teaming with Kawhi Leonard on some very good but unlucky Clippers squads.
A jack of all trades who could run the offense, spot up for threes, defend the opponent's top scoring threat and wreak havoc in the passing lanes, George was a fully scalable superstar during his prime.
Looking to rehab properly from an offseason knee surgery, George will look to give the Sixers the player they were expecting when they signed him to a 4-year $212 million deal. If he can bounce back and give Philadelphia some help on the offensive end, then the Sixers should be in an excellent spot to contend.
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