Paul George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey aren’t just the league’s most talented trio, but also potentially its most harmonious. The Sixers’ stars could have a multiplicative effect on each other.
The NBA has traded dynasties for day-traders, the caste system for hunger games. In a sport that crowns a new champion every season for six seasons in a row, everything seems possible.
While trading for Mikal Bridges doesn’t transform the Knicks on its own, it fits within the larger meta of how top teams are built. Superteams are passé. What counts is the infrastructure around your best player.
