The megaproject that the Clippers undertook with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as pillars on the court from 2019 is coming to an end. The results have not been seen, since the team has not even reached the Finals in all these years, and other solutions are sought to continue with the high level, at least until the franchise opens its new pavilion (the Intuit Dome, in the town of Inglewood). First with Rivers and now with Lue not a part of what was expected has been achieved. Injuries have struck both Angelenos superstars, sometimes even at the same time, and the good work of the board to conveniently surround them has not been enough to get them to fight for the Ring..
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The Clippers seem to have made up their minds. Only one of the two to continue. Or, at least, go measuring the values in the market of the one that they consider less decisive of the two. The one who is not an NBA champion. Paul George has come into play, Lawrence Frank -maximum manager of the sports field- is offering the player to various teams to set up a possible transfer. He informed about it Mark Stein a few days ago and it is something that endorses Howard Beckanother well-connected journalist.
“Within the team they have a feeling of frustration with how this era has gone for them”Beck reveals.
The Clippers keep all lines open. Also that of continuity, of course, and so he made it known Zach Lowe. That they have not had the chance to show their full potential in this wild NBA by not being completely healthy – enough to fight for it – would serve as reasoning to offer a short contract extension. But there are already people after George: Ian Begley mentioned this week the serious interest of the New York Knicks in taking over the services of the forward this summer.
Of the five years in which George and Leonard have shared a team (decision made as a duo, one in Oklahoma and the other after winning the title in Toronto) only in two of them has the first round been exceeded. In the Lob City era, with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, there were three. In 2021 they touched the NBA Finals, but lost to the Suns who would later give in to the Antetokounmpo Bucks. There has been no more. Especially worrying is the measure taken by Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks and knowing that the Warriors are still a risk factor in this West. For PG it is time, at 33 years old, a reinvention; He has 94.3 million dollars left to collect between the next and the following season, being a delicate contract to move, and he comes from averaging 23’8 points, 6’1 rebounds, 5’1 assists, 1’5 steals with 34 .6 minutes of play in their 56 league games normal season.