Around the NBA landscape, Brian Windhorst is known for his omniscient basketball scoops, with his famous prediction about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ “outlandish” move for Donovan Mitchell shocking the world. Many still can’t get this picture out of their heads:
For every 25 likes this gets, we'll make Brian Windhorst's fingers longer pic.twitter.com/JFCX8epxEf
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) July 5, 2022
Now, why is that?
This time, the focus turns its attention to the Los Angeles Clippers’ ongoing contract negotiations with Paul George, who has the option to enter free agency this summer.
“Paul George has options out there as a free agent… He has legitimate other offers, and yet here he is still a free agent… Why have [the Clippers] not made that offer? … They have to know that he could walk on them for nothing.”
Brian Windhorst on Paul George/Los Angeles Clippers
.@WindhorstESPN questions what the Clippers offseason plan is for Paul George 🤔
— First Take (@FirstTake) June 20, 2024
"[The Clippers] could sign Paul George this afternoon, but the fact that they are not seemingly reacting to what his market clearly is, is something to pay attention to." pic.twitter.com/sEqiR2Z2Yi
George is scheduled to become the best free agent available, and as Windhorst notes, we’ve heard plenty about how the Philadelphia 76ers have strong interest, in addition to several other teams.
Why aren’t the Clippers paying George what he wants? We’ll find out soon enough, but as Windhorst notes, it’s a situation worth paying close attention to.
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