Paul George averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists over 74 games with LA last season.
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The Philadelphia 76ers got their man.
The Sixers spent the last year keeping their cap sheet clear so they could shop in free agency. And they landed the league’s top target, reportedly agreeing to a four-year deal with forward Paul George early Monday morning.
George joins Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey (who also agreed to an extension Monday) in Philadelphia, hoping to get the Sixers (who haven’t reached the conference finals since 2001) over the hump.
Here are some numbers to know about the 34-year-old forward as he moves back to the Eastern Conference after seven seasons in the West …
Career and clutch numbers
1. George is one of only two players (Jimmy Butler is the other) to have averaged at least 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and 1.5 steals in at least 250 games over the last five seasons.
2. He’s in the top 10 among active players in career points (18,032, 10th) and career steals (1,464, ninth).
3. He’s averaged 1.7 steals per game over his career, which ranks fifth among 220 players who’ve played at least 500 games over the last 14 seasons.
4. Over the last three years, George has had an effective field goal percentage of 57.7% in the clutch (score within five points in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime). That mark ranks third among 84 players with at least 100 clutch field goal attempts (including Play-In and playoffs) over those three years. His 88.5% (69-for-78) on clutch free throws also ranks fourth among 34 players who’ve attempted at least 75 over the last three years.
Most efficient season in Year 14
5. George had the most efficient scoring season of his career this past season, registering a true shooting percentage of 61.3%.
6. His free throw rate (23.5 attempts per 100 shots from the field) was down from the previous season (29.3 per 100) and ranked just 60th among 104 players with at least 750 field goal attempts.
7. But he shot a career-best 41.3% from 3-point range and a career-best 90.7% from the free throw line, while his 2-point percentage (52.3%) was his best mark since his rookie season.
8. Stephen Curry and Kyrie Irving were the only other players to shoot 40% or better on at least 200 3-point attempts and 90% or better on at least 200 free-throw attempts.
9. George’s turnover rate (8.7 per 100 possessions used) was also the lowest mark of his career.
Playing more off the ball, still good with it
10. One reason George was more efficient is that he was assisted on 56.7% of his field goals, his highest rate in the last nine seasons and the first time in the last six years that rate was over 50%.
11. He had the ball in his hands for just 9.8% of his time on the floor, his lowest rate in his five years with the Clippers. His average seconds per touch (3.53) and average dribbles per touch (2.78) were also his lowest rates in the last five years.
12. George scored 1.09 points per possession as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, the third-best mark among 69 players who averaged at least three ball-handler possessions per game, according to Synergy tracking.
On and off
13. The Clippers were 15.2 points per 100 possessions better with George on the floor (plus-9.1) than they were with him off the floor (minus-6.1). That was the third biggest on-off differential among 255 players who played at least 1,000 minutes this past season.
14. Over their five years in L.A., George and Kawhi Leonard played together in 207 (48%) of a possible 435 games (including Play-In and playoffs). The Clippers went 137-70 (.662) in those 207 games.
15. The Clippers also had a winning record (52-43, .547) in 95 games where George played without Leonard.
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