Contract for New Boston Celtics Star Ranked as Third-Worst in Entire NBA

Favale recently ranked the eight worst contracts in the league, and George’s deal came in at No. 3, behind only Joel Embiid’s contract with the 76ers and Trae Young’s new max deal with the Washington Wizards.

George still has two years and over $110 million remaining on the four-year max deal he signed with the Sixers in 2024. The final year of the contract is a player option worth $56 million, which seems like a near-guarantee that George will opt into.

Availability has been an issue for George as of late, and while he’s still a productive player when available, he’s not productive enough to justify the big numbers on his contract.

“Players entering their late-30s generally don’t get better or more available. George has missed a combined 86 games over the past two seasons and has made 70 appearances (or the shortened-schedule equivalent) just once since 2018-19,” Favale wrote.

“A strong close to last year doesn’t change anything. George’s end-of-season kick came after a forced 25-game sabbatical, and he wasn’t exactly spectacular during the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks.”

George averaged 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals in 37 games for the Sixers last season.

Celtics Don’t Plan to Move Paul George After Acquiring Him in Jaylen Brown Trade

Celtics fans hoping that the team will look to flip George after acquiring him will be disappointed. Despite the size of his contract, the Celtics don’t plan to trade George, according to a recent report from from Jay King and Sam Amick of The Athletic.

It would be difficult for the Celtics to flip George again at this point anyway. However, next summer George’s contract will become an expiring deal with just one year remaining, and it could become much more moveable at that point.