The Philadelphia 76ers find themselves paralyzed financially, preventing the front office from taking matters into their own hands and making drastic changes to the roster, which clearly needs it. But as everybody knows, the franchise brought this on themselves thanks to their short-sighted decisions in recent years.
And in their pool of questionable choices, perhaps nothing stands out more than their decision to sign Paul George to a maximum contract last year. Back then, it seemed like the exact move that would propel them to actual contention, but it has all been thorns and whatnot since then.