Paul George agrees to join 76ers; Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese topple more records; Joey Logano wins 5OT race

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NBA FREE AGENTS

If you want to earn life-changing money in an instant, you can either win the lottery or become an NBA free agent. The free agency period officially opened Sunday, and the money is already flying.

Paul George is heading back to the Eastern Conference after he agreed to the 76ers‘ four-year, $212 million deal to join Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia. The 76ers are hoping that George, who started his career in Indiana before moving on to Oklahoma City and Los Angeles, can be the missing piece that gets this trio to their first NBA Finals.

But don’t feel too bad for the Clippers — James Harden has already signed a deal to remain in L.A. He’ll be getting $70 million over the next two seasons — as long as he wants to remain for the 2025-26 season. The second year of the contract is reportedly a player option, so Harden might be back in the free agent pool again next summer.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a two-time NBA champion, woke up with more heft in his bank account as well. A former member of the Nuggets and a key role player on the 2023 championship team, Caldwell-Pope is headed to the Magic on a three-year deal worth $66 million.

Another big name-veteran is Chris Paul, who was waived by the Warriors before his $30 million guarantee kicked in. That’s a tough break for Paul, but he landed on his feet rather quickly. Paul will reportedly sign with the Spurs for $11 million as he’s set to join Victor Wembanyama in…