Clippers Refused Trading Paul George To Warriors

According to The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami, Paul George wanted to join the Golden State Warriors, but the Los Angeles Clippers blocked him from teaming up with Stephen Curry. None of the offers satisfied Golden State.

They would give up significant assets to land George and give him the contract he was looking for, but Trent Redden had no interest in helping Mike Dunleavy Jr. evolve their roster. What Los Angeles did was essentially force Golden State into a no-win situation, as the only way to get the aging superstar was through an agreed sign-and-trade.

Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Wiggins, Moses Moody, Chris Paul, and a first-round pick were offered for the 34-year-old. What’s even crazier is the fact Dunleavy Jr. was ready to give up their coveted young players to have the ultimate duo of Curry and George.

Despite the player and opposing team wanting this and the Warriors willing to give up anything, the Clippers didn’t want to do business with them.

Curry and Draymond Green gave the thumbs up to this trade, which would have been massive considering Klay Thompson’s situation. The Clippers being “petty” and instead seeing him walk rather than take the talent has the NBA world in a frenzy right now.

Russell Westbrook Opts Into Player Option With Clippers

The Los Angeles Clippers have a huge offseason ahead of them, mainly consisting of James Harden and Paul George. The good news for their fanbase and front office is that Russell Westbrook is taken care of and will be under contract for another season.

Westbrook will make $4 million next season. He had the choice between testing himself in free agency or continuing his partnership with Los Angeles.

The 35-year-old averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists last season.

Clippers Offered Multiple Extensions To Paul George

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Clippers want to keep their core players together, but at a discounted price. So far, they have succeeded with Kawhi Leonard; however, James Harden and Paul George have not succeeded so much.

Los Angeles has tried to extend him multiple times, even when clearly going lower than the maximum he could receive, but George wasn’t feeling those offers.

“This Clippers team fully intends to keep this group together, they want to bring back Paul George as a free agent or give him an extension, but they have not been able to reach an agreement with Paul George,” said Shams Charania.

“They’ve made multiple contract offers below the max. They have not been able to reach a deal. They’re going to keep trying.”

There is a large expectation that if he leaves for free agency, then he will receive a max contract from teams like the Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.