Paul George on near Warriors trade: That was a real thing that was close to being done

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Draymond Green believes Clippers ‘killed’ Paul George trade warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/07/07/dra… pic.twitter.com/5tWxEoANAk – 1:00 PM

Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
On his podcast, Paul George calls the Clippers initial offer (two-years, $60 million) “disrespectful.” He says he would have signed exact same deal as Kawhi did midseason. And when LAC finally offered it after the season, he said he’d take it—leaving a four-year offer on the – 12:56 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Paul George details frustrations, decision to leave Clippers for 76ers. George says it was about respect, but also about money and a no-trade clause.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/paul-… – 12:49 PM

Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Interesting to hear Paul George, on his pod, give his side of negotiations w/ Clippers. He said LA’s 1st offer was 2yrs/$60 mil — “disrespectful.” Then LA went to $45 mil AAV. PG said he would’ve taken Kawhi deal but LA offered too late. He asked for no-trade clause; LA said no. – 12:31 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
New ESPN story: While the 76ers pulled off their year-long plan to land a star by getting Paul George, Joel Embiid told ESPN he wasn’t always sure it’d work out.
“I’d be lying to say that patience wasn’t tested.”
Embiid on Philly’s new Big 3 and more:
espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 12:02 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
📰 @TheAthletic
Paul George dishes on Clippers, Warriors, Raptors, and 76ers on @PodcastPShow
“I thought I deserved more, especially more than first initial contract. That part you can’t never overlook. Like, ‘That’s really how y’all felt?’”
nytimes.com/athletic/56240… – 11:55 AM

Will Guillory @WillGuillory
It’s been more than a week since the start of free agency and the Pelicans still haven’t figured out what the future holds for Brandon Ingram.
Now that Paul George is in Philly and DeRozan in Sacramento, is New Orleans running low on trade options?
nytimes.com/athletic/56232… – 10:44 AM

Albert Nahmad @AlbertNahmad
The strategy I’m hypothesizing only requires Caleb Martin to not be the last man signed. Paul George or Andre Drummond could come after. Doesn’t matter which one. – 10:39 PM

Albert Nahmad @AlbertNahmad
I’m as far removed from this stuff as I’ve ever been but it appears the 76ers are giving Caleb Martin 4/$35M (starting at ~$8.1M), plus $5M in unlikely bonuses (starting ~$1.2M). They can do that, even though it puts them over the salary cap, by signing him before Paul George. – 10:14 PM

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Paul George got a 15 percent trade kicker in his four-year, $212 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told @hoopshype. pic.twitter.com/n0qZJGE1CC – 9:28 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Paul George with high praise about SGA: “If we’re looking at the front runner MVP for next season, Shai’s got my pick.”
pic.twitter.com/vJdms1C9K9 – 8:46 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
At USA Basketball training camp, Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard declined to answer a question about Paul George’s exit but later clarified to reporters: “I don’t have a problem with [Paul George] leaving.” – 8:07 PM

Gina Mizell @ginamizell
Kawhi Leonard when asked about Paul George’s departure from the Clippers during a smaller media session at Team USA camp: “I’m not talking about that. I’m here to talk about USA Basketball.” – 7:55 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Kawhi Leonard said he was able to get on the court fully 2-3 weeks before Team USA training camp, and that at that point he knew he’d be able to be part of it.
He declined to answer any questions about Paul George leaving the Clippers, saying he wanted to focus on Team USA. – 7:45 PM

Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
Tyrese Maxey shares the additions of Caleb Martin and Paul George on his Instagram story #Sixers pic.twitter.com/BKbj4RrKS5 – 7:00 PM

Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Jayson Tatum hearing Paul George is switching to 8 as a tribute to Kobe pic.twitter.com/4lNdIcsy1t – 3:23 PM