Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Imagine trying to tell some one five years ago today (the day KD and Kyrie teamed up in Brooklyn and Paul George and Kawhi agreed to go to LA) that Kawhi would be the only player remaining on either the Nets or Clippers and the franchises went on to win a combined total of 4 – 9:11 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
My early free-agency take: Not enough people talk about how Paul George is half of the Beatles. – 9:10 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Teams I think should be trying to get into the Paul George sweepstakes right now: Lakers and Thunder.
Lakers would need the Clippers to cooperate on a sign-and-trade (they should).
Thunder can create max cap space by trading their own guys (Dort and Kenrich get them there). – 9:10 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
So to recap LA Clippers afternoon
– James Harden 1+1
– Russell Westbrook trade pending
– Paul George opt out departure
– Kevin Porter Jr. 1+1 – 9:02 PM
Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
In the NBA Free agency so far
Chris Paul signed with the Spurs
Eric Gordon moved to the Sixers
Valanciunas signed with the Wizards
Cade Cunnigham will sign max rookie extension with the Pistons
KCP signed to the Magic
Paul George out of the Clippers, Sixers en route. #NBA – 9:00 PM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
2 things I find interesting about Paul George leaving LA:
1) Clippers didn’t get consumed by all the picks they dealt away to get PG. Let those be a sunk cost. Would others?
2) PG is first BIG free agent switching teams since 2019. Is he an outlier or canary in CBA coalmine? – 8:59 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Paul George signing with the 76ers would make any future Clippers draft picks floating out in the ether much more valuable.
Hey, you know who owns two future Clippers draft picks? The freaking 76ers. – 8:56 PM
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
The Clippers were the favorites to win the NBA championship after acquiring Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in 2019. Their five postseasons together:
2020: Lose in 2nd Round.
2021: Lose in Conference Finals.
2022: Missed Playoffs.
2023: Lose in 1st Round.
2024: Lose in 1st Round. – 8:47 PM
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
The Clippers announce Paul George has informed the team he is leaving five years after the Clippers traded Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, five first round picks and two first round pick swaps for him. pic.twitter.com/aV1ZFm4sfj – 8:40 PM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Let me say this about the Clippers. They didn’t get a championship out of their pairing of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, but they shouldn’t be clowned for the pursuit. They went after two of the top 10 players in the NBA, and got them. Ball(m)er move. It just didn’t work out. – 8:39 PM
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi
The Clippers announce Paul George has informed the team he is leaving four years after the Clippers traded Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, five first round picks and two first round picks swaps for him. pic.twitter.com/KwYkvNvawI – 8:37 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Look, I know the Clippers won’t WANT to deal with the Lakers…
But if the Lakers are truly in win-now mode, it would be irresponsible of them NOT to at least call the Clippers and ask if a Paul George sign-and-trade is feasible. – 8:33 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
The Clippers package to get Paul George in 2019:
First-round pick
First-round pick
First-round pick
First-round pick
First-round pick
First-round swap
First-round swap
Future MVP candidate
They only made it past the second round once in the PG era. pic.twitter.com/UBPqqgwzy3 – 8:32 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Clippers’ statement on Paul George parting ways following a significant gap in contract talks, exploring an opt-in and trade scenario and excitement about new opportunities and greater flexibility under new CBA to field a “highly competitive team” moving forward: pic.twitter.com/Uajbail3Hk – 8:25 PM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
Kawhi Leonard chose the Clippers over the Lakers and Raptors in 2019 in part because they were able to get Paul George too.
If George leaves, the Clippers outlook will be very uncertain. I’m sure rival teams will be keeping their eyes on Leonard and his future in Los Angeles. – 8:21 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
The Magic have around $27 million in cap space after signing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Orlando appears out of the Paul George sweepstakes, but they have room to make a few more impact signings alongside Caldwell-Pope. pic.twitter.com/TOGYeg7VKN – 7:43 PM
Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Thre for $66m for KCP in Orlando, per Woj. Hollinger’s BORD$ has him rated as worth $27m for this season, so AAV checks out. Would seem to take Magic out of Paul George running. – 7:30 PM
Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA
Stop talking about PG to the Sixers because my brain instinctively thinks you mean point guard not Paul George and it’s taking the fun out of the day. Gonne need either him or the position renamed tonight. – 7:06 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“When they signed Kawhi [Leonard] to that deal, they never told Paul George about it.” 😳
@WindhorstESPN on Paul George’s negotiations with the Clippers 👀 pic.twitter.com/x9ASFP7iQ1 – 6:25 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The plan for the Clippers:
A — find a way to get Paul George to accept version of offer that has been available for about a year, get on with re-tooling second unit bigs
B — find lower tier replacement for George, get on with re-tooling second unit bigs – 6:16 PM
Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
If Paul George leaves the Clippers, they may want to field the roster below the $178.1 million first apron and even the $170.8 million luxury tax.
There are pathways they can do that with James Harden’s new deal factored in while adding an impactful replacement for George. – 6:00 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
Paul George will meet with the Clippers and Sixers tonight, per @ShamsCharania.
George’s primary focus is currently on either staying in Los Angeles or going to Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/nDtg1ZOsYC – 5:33 PM
Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA
If Paul George DOESN’T sign with the 76ers after all this, then Gordon Hayward is also available, as long as he doesn’t sign that $208 mil extension with the Thunder. – 4:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Something I mentioned in yesterday story @TheAthletic was Paul George preference to be here close to home
Source has told me that as much as PG would have wanted that, it does not keep his family from moving and being close to him. nytimes.com/athletic/55907… – 4:26 PM
Anil Gogna @AnilGognaNBA
Per sources:
There is belief around the association that Paul George has already informed the Clippers that he will not be re-signing with the franchise. – 4:25 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
If Philadelphia lands Paul George in free agency, I wouldn’t be surprised if Brooklyn checks in with them about Cam Johnson or Dorian Finney-Smith.
The Sixers have attractive future firsts between their own and the Clippers’ (2028, 2029 swap). – 4:15 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Sources: Sixers will aggressively pursue Paul George once free agency begins and are preparing a max contract offer. There was a palpable buzz this weekend that George could ultimately end up with the 76ers by the end of his free agency. More on @hoopshype hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 4:09 PM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
B/R Sources: There’s growing optimism the Philadelphia 76ers will land Paul George in free agency. – 3:59 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Gonna be updating this @YahooSports live blog throughout the afternoon as we inch closer to 6 p.m. ET. There’s plenty of opportunity for a team to pounce into the mid-level market while others wait for Paul George, etc: sports.yahoo.com/live/nba-free-… – 3:03 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Reporting on free agents LeBron James, Paul George, Klay Thompson, Isaiah Hartenstein, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Haywood Highsmith, Caleb Martin, Tyus Jones, Spencer Dinwiddie, Taurean Prince, and Brandon Ingram and Cam Johnson trade talks on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/nba-rumo… – 2:41 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Latest for @YahooSports: On the imminent free agency for Paul George, the first summer of the second apron, and the ripples effects from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, as well as Denver and Dallas: sports.yahoo.com/how-paul-georg… – 12:48 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
From yesterday @TheAthletic
The news of Paul George opt out, the teams eliminated, how it got to this point with the Clippers, and what comes next
Paul George declining player option with Clippers, will become unrestricted free agent: Sources nytimes.com/athletic/55907… – 11:32 AM
Evan Sidery @esidery
Paul George gave strong indications he wanted to join the Warriors, which included serious trade negotiations with the Clippers through Saturday’s option deadline, per @timkawakami (nytimes.com/athletic/56045…).
Golden State offered some combination of Andrew Wiggins, Chris Paul, pic.twitter.com/HSb45o4gWa – 10:22 AM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
With each day of Paul George news, Sixers go from +1200-+1400 now to +1100.
Clippers down tonight+3500, Orlando +9000.
Seems like One realistic place to go if he cares about winning and money and play style. @DKSportsbook – 12:56 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Kinda funny how there hasn’t been, like, a single James Harden rumor so far this offseason.
Like not even a cursory, leverage report like “Orlando might pivot to him if they miss on Paul George!” Nope. Just going back to the Clippers for some big but not close to max number. – 10:34 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
There are a lot of ways I can characterize Clippers being reluctant to include a 4th year for Paul George
Being cheap, under Steve Ballmer, is not one of them – 9:29 PM
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