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The Los Angeles Clippers tried but they ultimately failed to convince Paul George to keep playing for them.
Now that George has made his decision to move to the Philadelphia 76ers, stories are coming out about how everything happened.
According to Law Murray, via Evan Sidery, George was “rubbed the wrong way” by the Clippers who believed he would stay in Los Angeles simply because his parents could still go to games.
Additionally, the Clippers never raised their offer throughout the entire negotiation process.
Paul George was rubbed the wrong way by the Clippers believing he would stay simply because his parents could still go to games, per @LawMurrayTheNU (https://t.co/aHZV6yPFTo).
Los Angeles never raised their offer to George throughout the negotiation process. pic.twitter.com/wtwNv7iJF0
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) July 2, 2024
George is a Los Angeles native and that certainly did play a part in the negotiations.
Most reports stated that George had a desire to keep playing for the Clippers, but he wanted a different, better deal.
The Clippers weren’t willing to make that contract and that caused him to look elsewhere.
Now he is moving himself all the way across the country and will try his luck with the Philadelphia 76ers instead.
Will this lead the way to his first championship or will it ultimately be a disappointment?
The Clippers are now without one of their biggest stars and will have to form a different identity as they also open a brand new arena and try to keep Kawhi Leonard healthy.
Their time with George was constantly filled with disappointments and the Clippers continually came up short.
Beyond that, things weren’t handled in the ways that George wanted, which sealed the deal and convinced him that it was time to leave Los Angeles.
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