The future of Paul George seems to be getting further and further away from the Clippers. Although the 76ers, who seemed to be his most likely destination, have begun to moderate their interest in the future, his relationship with the Los Angeles franchise has become more complicated and its continuity is currently uncertain, to the point that even if he were to sign with them, he would do so to leave. This is according to Brian Windhorst, a journalist from ESPNindicating that the most realistic possibility at present is for the player to sign with the team to request the transfer.
George has a player option worth $48.8 million, money that not many franchises could pay him as a free agent. However, if he exercises that option and requests to be traded, his options would multiply, which while it wouldn’t guarantee his departure would allow him to find another destination now that it looks like Philadelphia has dropped out of the bid. And most importantly, it would allow you to not spend a lot of money on a move.
All in all, Windhorst adds, the Clippers don’t seem convinced that George really wants to leave the team, leading to the belief that the franchise is simply viewing this as a form of negotiation. In fact, it is believed that he was offered an extension similar to the one Kawhi Leonard signed, worth $149 million over three years, but that figure is below the maximum salary and may not seem enough for Paul.
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The forward has averaged 22.6 points and 5.2 rebounds this season, although his scoring dropped significantly in the playoffs, in which he showed signs of his talent in dribbling but rarely managed to lead the Clippers, who failed in the first round without Kawhi. The ambitious project based on his duo with Leonard has not yet produced the expected results and there are fewer and fewer who believe it is capable of doing so, but without a doubt his departure would represent a radical change in the plans of a franchise that so far has shown no signs of wanting to abandon its project.
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2024-06-22 18:44:36
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