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Jimmy Butler, Paul George, James Harden Among All-Stars Failed to Win
The franchise has repeatedly added All-Stars, but playoff failures, contract disputes and roster clashes have kept Philadelphia from a title.
- In the summer of 2026, the Sixers traded for NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown and signed LeBron James as a free agent, hoping this duo brings a championship parade down Broad Street.
- Philadelphia has a history of assembling star-studded rosters that failed to win a title, with previous attempts like James Harden, Paul George, and Tobias Harris often struggling to advance past the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
- The team committed substantial capital to these stars, including a four-year, $212 million contract for Paul George and a five-year, $180 million deal for Tobias Harris, yet neither delivered a championship.
- Reflecting on past failures, center Joel Embiid said, "It's hard to win when you get a group of guys together for one year, two years, maybe," after the Sixers previously christened Butler, Embiid, and Simmons as a Big Three.
- The 1983 championship serves as the blueprint for the Sixers, who signed reigning NBA MVP Moses Malone to a six-year free-agent contract in 1982 before winning the title that year.
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Jimmy Butler, Paul George, James Harden among All-Stars failed to win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers tried. Oh, how they tried, to find that missing All-Star, that missing piece they could team with Joel Embiid and a rotating cast of starters and that could finally lead the franchise
·Baltimore, United States
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