The first half of the Paul George era on the Philadelphia 76ers has not gone as desired. On a brand-new max deal, it’s safe to say George has not lived up to the numbers so far. Recently, The Ringer reflected that in their NBA player rankings,

This season, George has appeared in 25 games for the 76ers, at a little over 32 minutes per game. He’s been averaging 16.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals with splits of 41.7 percent shooting from the field, 34.1 percent shooting from the three-point line and 81.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

While the Philadelphia 76ers planned to be shorthanded against the Oklahoma City Thunder as early as Monday night, the team didn’t anticipate so many absences when they initially submitted their injury report.