Sixers star Paul George speaks out after devastating loss to Chicago Bulls

A season to forget; that's the shortest way to describe the current situation in the ranks of the Philadelphia Seventiesixers. The arrival of Paul George last summer was announced as the beginning of a new era in the team, but the current results are not even close to what many expected.

The beginning of the season was disastrous, but the large number of injuries was the justification for this state of affairs. When the key players were finally ready to return to the field, the hopes of the fans rose, but they still remained without significant victories. Although returnees such as George and Embiid appeared on the floor, the results did not follow their efforts. 

Precisely for these reasons, the leaders of the club, Daryl Mori and Elton Brend, must seriously think about the future and implement the necessary changes.

Contract

George, now 34 years old, signed a significant contract with the Sixers for three years, and it was expected that, along with Joel Embiid, he would lead the team to the top of the Eastern Conference. Along with Tyris Maxey, they were envisioned as the key trio that should return the Sixers to their former glory. However, the situation on the ground says something else, and now it will be necessary to carefully plan the future direction.

The Sixers are currently on an eight-game losing streak, and they are training under a lot of pressure. They are now in 12th place in the Eastern Conference, and by the end of the regular season they would have a real chance to make it to the play-in phase. However, bigger ambitions than that, as things stand now, seem very far away.

George was open after the heavy defeat against Chicago, when Philadelphia lost by as many as 32 points. "Regardless of who plays and who doesn't, we haven't shown that we are a team that wants to fight for the playoffs," he said.

He also pointed out that Philadelphia must continue to work, because they lack the habits of a championship team. "Honestly, the situation is quite difficult. We just have to work even harder," said George.