The Los Angeles Clippers let Paul George walk in free agency last summer because they refused to give him the contract he wanted. He signed a four-year maximum contract that's worth $212 million with the Sixers instead. The Clippers were criticized for losing George, while the Sixers shot up offseason rankings.
One team made it to the playoffs, while the others didn't make it to the Play-In Tournament. If you had read that sentence last summer, you'd assume it was LA who missed the postseason entirely. Nope, it was Philly. The 2024-25 season was a disaster for the Sixers, and that might be a bit of an understatement.