If Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers determine to half methods this offseason, one NBA insider revealed a suitor that is sensible for the nine-time NBA All-Star.
All of it comes all the way down to George’s contract, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported Wednesday morning on “Get Up,” stating that Los Angeles solely has been keen to supply George a three-year contract extension at rather less than the max contract, which is one 12 months wanting the four-year deal George is looking for.
However Windhorst claimed some groups might be keen to offer the max that he needs — together with the Warriors.
“He needs a full-out max. And there are a selection of groups on the market, I’m instructed, which can be ready to offer it to him, or are ready to commerce for him,” Windhorst stated. “A kind of groups probably is up the coast in Golden State. Golden State is big-fish searching. Bear in mind, final commerce deadline, they put a name in about LeBron James. They’re sniffing round massive offers.
“If Paul George is keen to depart, they want to be an choice for him.”
Windhorst’s report aligns with a number of others, together with that of NBA insider Marc Stein, who wrote in his newest substack that the Warriors may eye George within the open market with Klay Thompson’s future unsure.
“I am fairly certain that the Warriors are as fascinated with [Paul] George because the [New York] Knicks — possibly extra,” Stein wrote.
Stein added there’s “a rising feeling” league-wide that it’s turning into more and more lifelike George will choose up his $48.8 million participant choice for subsequent season to pressure the Clippers to commerce him after months of “fruitless” contract extension negotiations.
George has till Saturday, someday earlier than free company begins, to determine whether or not or to not train his participant choice for the upcoming season.
The Warriors are “aggressively” exploring commerce choices, Stein reported, with veteran level guard Chris Paul on the middle of these efforts. Golden State has till Friday to train or decline Paul’s $30 million staff choice for subsequent season.
Whereas George’s identify continues to flow into via the rumor mill, Windhorst has a tough time believing he would wish to go away the town wherein he grew up.
“Any of those locations that Paul would want to go through commerce must get labored out with the Clippers,” Windhorst stated. “The Clippers are able the place they type of wish to name Paul’s bluff that he would truly wish to go away his hometown of LA.
“In order that’s some of the fascinating issues to look at by way of staredowns between now and this weekend.”
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