Paul George‘s father desired his child to sign up with the Los Angeles Lakers after his Los Angeles Clippers exit, however the Lakers had no cash to pay George, among the very best gamers in the NBA. 

George is pals with Lakers stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James. 

A flexible forward, George left the Clippers for the Philadelphia 76ers in totally free company after LAC didn’t provide him the agreement he was trying to find. 

Paul George‘s father on PG leaving the Clippers:

“I seemed like they stabbed us in the back since I believed Paul did a great deal for the group. I believe he provided 110% and what he was asking, it wasn’t a great deal. But they saw something various… I was taking a look at going… pic.twitter.com/7c691xChzS

— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) September 2, 2024

George and Kawhi Leonard signed up with the Clippers in 2019. LAC never ever reached the NBA Finals in the George-Leonard period.  

Meanwhile, LeBron, Davis and the Lakers won the champion in 2020. 

In 263 video games with the Clippers, George balanced 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 helps, 1.5 takes and 0.4 blocks. He made 3 All-Star groups and assisted the franchise reach the 2021 Western Conference Finals, where the Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns.

George signed a four-year, $212 million agreement with the Sixers after settlements with the Clippers stopped working. 

George stated the Clippers provided him a three-year, $150 million agreement. When George countered by requesting a no-trade stipulation in the offer, LAC decreased.

George asked for a four-year agreement worth $212 million without the no-trade stipulation, however the Clippers weren’t interested.

One of the leading two-way gamers in the NBA, George has profession averages of 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.7 helps, 1.7 takes and 0.4 blocks with the Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Clippers. He has actually made 9 All-Star groups, 6 All-NBA groups and 4 All-Defensive groups.

The Sixers now have a “Big 3” of George, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. They lost to the New York Knicks in the preliminary of the 2024 playoffs. 

The Clippers lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the preliminary of the 2024 postseason, while the Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets in the preliminary.