Paul George‘s father, Paul George Sr., didn’t hold back his feelings about how his son’s contract negotiations with the Clippers played out. Appearing on his son’s podcast, ‘Podcast P with Paul George,’ George Sr. said he felt betrayed by his son’s former club.
“I felt like they stabbed us in the back because I thought Paul did a whole lot for the team, as far as the fanbase, the fans was there. He was there,” he said, per Tomer Azerly of Clutch Points. “I think he gave them 110% and what he was asking, it wasn’t a whole lot. But they saw something different.”
The younger George detailed earlier that he felt the Clippers’ initial offer was “disrespectful.” That offer was for two years and $60MM.
“I didn’t want him just to take anything,” George Sr. said. “So his whole thing is, he does stand up for what he believes in. And so he felt that that was a bunch of bull that they came at him with. And I wasn’t gonna sugarcoat it either. Yeah, I’m behind you 100%. If you’ve got to leave, we’re gonna leave.”
We have more on the Los Angeles teams:
- Jonas Valanciunas, who was signed by the Wizards, was one of the free agents reportedly on LeBron James‘ wish list this offseason. The Athletic’s Jovan Buha believes the Lakers could pursue an in-season trade for the veteran big man but would prefer other centers if they’re on the market, he said on a podcast (hat tip to HoopsHype). “There was some interest obviously and he was on LeBron’s list so I think the Lakers will probably revisit that, but I don’t think there’s as much interest as a guy like a Wendell Carter or some of these other guys that have popped up,” Buha said. “So I view it more as like a mid-to-low tier trade target for the Lakers.”
- Speaking of James, he’s not expected to be on Team USA’s roster for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. He claims he could compete for an Olympic medal in other sports, if given enough time to train, he said on ‘The Shop’ podcast (hat tip to BasketNews.com). “If you give me some time, about six months, eight months, or whatever, I think I could do the long jump, maybe, or the high jump,” James said.
- In case you missed it, the Lakers agreed to a training camp deal with Jordan Goodwin. Get the details here.
LeBron really is delusional. He wouldn’t be able to qualify for the Olympics in those events, let alone medal.
Sounds like LeBron has been getting high.
He can’t do those events as he does not have the muscle memory for those jumps and a bad foot. He can do dumb s**t like speed walking or a break dancing like event.
They weren’t going to win with PG making a max. They struggled to get out of 1st round and Pops sounding entitled. PG isn’t some top star casuals go see I don’t think fans came FOR him. They showed for a few players.
Laughing
I thought 3 on 3 would be possible for him. Thats about it. Unfortunately break dancing got pulled or he could of done that.
Jonas struggles to stay on the floor during the playoffs but during the season he’s a solid starting centre I guess. He’s a beast on the boards but 20mil a season for a limited skill set is risky.
Lakers in my opinion have a good enough 2 star headline act, Reaves is solid and after that it’s limited skill sets and inconsistency which holds them back. Now I’m a Dlo fan but a lot of the time he goes missing, Rui again sometimes good sometimes nothing, Vando defensively great offensively nothing, and so on.
I’d like to see them get more well rounded players you can rely on for longer periods. DeAndre Hunter for example, nothing flash but a consistent 15-7-2 with above average shooting.
As for bigs, Rob Williams when fit and healthy was a huge role player for the Celtics, his asking price now would be dirt cheap and he’d be a great addition to the team.
Looking forward to the future these are two guys that could be long term pieces post LeBron or vice versa they can be easily flipped for future trades
Could even probably make a flip after the flip off of the first initial flip.
We mustn’t cap ourselves
I can’t recall Podcast P ever giving his 110% for the Clippers.
Paul George trying to make this sound like a Isaiah Thomas x Boston situation where the team completely screwed the player up, but this narrative is never going to sell. He is 34 and an injury prone player that had multiple playoff meltdowns, 30 million a year is a lot already.
Nonsense.
Oh oh glorious greed is…
Is it not?