Paul George is not expected to be available for the Sixers when they open their regular season in Boston on Wednesday, according to a report from Shams Charania, but George has made "significant progress" after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee in July and could make his 2025-26 debut "shortly into the regular season."
George, 35, only logged 41 appearances in his first season in Philadelphia, limited by multiple injuries to that left knee as well as ailments involving his finger and groin. It was a disastrous way to begin a four-year contract in which the Sixers owe George nearly $212 million.
Sixers head coach Nick Nurse confirmed on Thursday afternoon that George was a full participant in practice for the first time since the organization began official team activi