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Paul George’s departure from the Los Angeles Clippers has been a hot topic this offseason.
In the latest edition of his Podcast P Show, the former All-Star shed some light on the details of his negotiation with the team.
George revealed that they initially offered him just $60 million over two years in new money, which he felt was disrespectful.
With that in mind, Clippers executive Lawrence Frank took some time to clear the air on that situation (via Joey Linn).
Lawrence Frank confirmed Paul George was initially offered two years / $60M, but that was in addition to his $50M player option.
Frank said the Clippers then upped their offer to PG without asking once they added James Harden. pic.twitter.com/saShF7akoe
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Frank stated that the Clippers did make him that offer, but he would’ve also gotten the $50 million from picking up his player option.
He revealed that the team later improved their offer without anybody asking once they got James Harden.
Frank reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to winning an NBA championship, which is why they gave up so much to get him in the first place.
Some think that George is just trying to make himself look good by putting the blame on the Clippers.
George stated that, given the way things transpired, he just didn’t feel comfortable coming back, especially knowing that he could get much more somewhere else.
He also claimed that he had nothing but love and respect for the organization and that there were no hard feelings whatsoever, even though that didn’t seem to be the case, given how things unfolded.
At the end of the day, the Clippers got nothing in return for five years of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, all while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is becoming a superstar.
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