According to multiple reports, and the man himself, Paul George is still dealing with the rehab process of the knee surgery he undergone back in July. This has forcibly stopped him from being able to practice in the upcoming training camp.

Daryl Morey and the Philadelphia 76ers have made it clear that they don’t know how many games he will play this year, and what his health will look like. In fact, it could be less or roughly the same as last season; fans only saw him appear in 41 games.

“I’m getting better and better,” George said. “I’m feeling stronger and stronger. I feel a lot better now than I did at this point last year.”

The positives for George is that he has made tremendous progress and has done everything for rehab. The only thing he hasn’t done yet is scrimmaging practiced in full.

The Sixers are tied to him for another three years under his four-year, $212 million contract.

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 multiple reports, the Philadelphia 76ers are expected to package Paul George and the 3rd overall pick to try to land either Kevin Durant or Lauri Markkanen.

Both the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns have been in the rumor-mill of wanting to trade some of their top pieces to restructure their team for a better chance of winning.

The biggest what-if for both fanbases is predicated upon the teams wanting George and his massive $212 million contract. He underperformed significantly last season, with many calling him a role player due to him giving less production than an actual star or franchise leader.

Philadelphia ended the season with a disappointing 24-58 record, something fans were not expecting. However, injuries to their core four players (Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain, Joel Embiid, George) absolutely derailed their season.

By trading the aging veteran and draft pick, they are signaling to other franchises that they want to remain competitive and will do anything to get back on top.