Paul George is about to change into a free agent as he seeks a full max contract, and it appears like there are two groups to look at if he doesn’t again down from his present calls for.
George has declined the $48.7 million participant possibility for subsequent season with the Los Angeles Clippers. He might nonetheless signal a brand new take care of his present crew, however there have been indications that L.A. is holding agency on solely providing a three-year contract, whereas George needs the complete max of 4.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stated on “SportsCenter” Sunday that there are two groups apart from the Clippers to look at when George hits the open market — the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic.
“He needs that fourth 12 months on his contract. The Clippers haven’t provided it,” Wojnarowski stated. “And positively, he’s that Clipper roster and asking himself, too, ‘Are we a championship contender?’ All these components…Philadelphia out within the market, Orlando, to an extent, out available in the market place for him, can provide him that fourth 12 months.”