According to Jake Fischer and Marc Stein, the Philadelphia 76ers are seriously considering the idea of not trading Paul George and bringing him back for next season.

With him having an incredibly disappointing first season with Philadelphia, the 76ers do not want to trade him when his market is low. He still has three years left on his $212 million contract.

The Sixers are more concerned about Joel Embiid than they are about George, as, reports say, Embiid’s health determines their success and what kind of postseason they could have. Whereas with George, he’s more of a third option where they’ll be fine if his production is up and down.

After only appearing in 41 games, the 35-year-old averaged 16.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. The last time George didn’t averaged 20 or more points per game was back in 2012-13 with the Indiana Pacers.

According to Jake Fischer, the Phoenix Suns are adding to their laundry list of issues and needs, as they are targeting a new starting center to go alongside Devin Booker and their soon-to-be remodeled roster.

Jusuf Nurkic flamed out after former head coach Mike Budenholzer no longer talked to him or cared to have a relationship with him. Phoenix then acquired Nick Richards for the remaining 36 games he was able to play in.

Despite giving up draft capital and an aging veteran for Richards, Phoenix desires for a new center that fits their starting lineup better. This would force Richards to be their backup. He is under contract through the 2025-26 season.

There has been no indication of when they’ll begin their search, or who they are even trying to pursue via trade or free agency this offseason.

Phoenix continues to search for a new head coach and what to do with Kevin Durant, who has been on the trade block/rumors since the deadline.

Led the Oklahoma City Thunder to 68 wins (first time since 2012-13), won his first scoring title, a series away from competing in the NBA Finals, having four 50-point games, history was made, and took the next step in his career to win this season’s MVP.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally won after being a runner-up during last season’s race with Nikola Jokic and others.

Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 32.7 points per game on excellent 51.9% shooting, plus averaged 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.0 blocks. This created history, only done by one other player – Michael Jordan.

Shai and Jordan are the only two players in NBA history to average 30 points on 50% shooting, five rebounds, five assists, 1.5 steals and one block per game in a season.

The 26-year-old is the third player in franchise history to win MVP. Kevin Durant won it once back in 2014, and Russell Westbrook won it once in 2017. An elite group of athletes Shai has now been added to.

This is the third season in a row where Shai averaged 30+ points per game, which has allowed him to be in major award conversations by fans and media for a while.

After being named a first-team All-NBA selection in the past two seasons, Gilgeous-Alexander is eligible to sign a massive four-year, $294 million supermax extension this upcoming offseason.

If he were to sign this extension, Shai would make an annual salary of $73.3 million. This would be record shattering and be an all-time high in league history.