The Philadelphia 76ers would love to dump Joel Embiid and Paul George with Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe taking over as the team’s untouchable stars. Embiid and PG are on max contracts with lengthy injury histories. Both players are currently sidelined and can’t be trusted to play 60-plus games. The Sixers can’t trade them, but the new era is already here.
Maxey is an All-Star and one of the best scorers in the league at 24 years old. Edgecombe had an impressive summer league debut before injury struck. The teenager had an exceptional year at Baylor and should be even better with NBA spacing.