Yeah, the Lakers thought they had him in their pocket and just waited a year to sign him without giving up any assets.
“When I told the Pacers I wanted to play [in LA], that was true feelings,” said George, a native of Palmdale, Calif. “I wanted to come back home. To play for home, to put that jersey on for family and for what I grew up watching. I wanted to carry that legacy. But I went to Oklahoma, fell in love with it and I’m happy with the decision.” “I’m a family man now,” the 28-year-old George said of his decision. “I don’t need no distractions, I don’t need no big cities, no big lights, at this point in my career. For as beautiful as Oklahoma is, it doesn’t have big lights and none of that. But that’s fine. … I’m a low-maintenance, low-key, chill guy. I’m not out in the streets, I’m not out in the club, at parties, I’m not really at movie premieres. After games, after practice, I’m home, I’m with my kids, I’m with my girl, and I’m chilling.” “As much as I loved playing with ‘Melo and having ‘Melo alongside us, I get the decision on both sides,” George said. “I understand the decision on both sides. It just didn’t work. It didn’t work.” George said that his somewhat surprising decision to commit to the Thunder for at least three seasons—rather than taking a shorter contract—was motivated by the “assurance” that a long-term deal provides. He didn’t appear to give the Lakers much serious consideration, suggesting instead that he would have regretted his unfinished business if he had left the Thunder after just one year. “My feelings for the Lakers are the same. I love the organization, I love the history, I love the legacy,” George said. “But being around Sam, being around Russ, being around [coach] Billy [Donovan], [Andre Roberson], Steven [Adams], I gained a brotherhood. [Giving that group only] one year just didn’t sit well with me. I went to war, I went to battle, we made the playoffs, we were in the hunt, and we stuck together all year long. You never heard of any turmoil, no matter how we played, in the locker room. We built a real brotherhood there and I didn’t want to walk away from that.” “It’s always been a battle to play the Warriors,” George said. “That hasn’t changed. That’s not going to change. We’ve just got to prepare for it and, when the time comes, be ready for it. They’re a team that’s poised with a championship pedigree. They know what it takes. They’ve been together for years. Our work is cut out for us. That’s obvious.”
“I don’t need no distractions, I don’t need no big lights. I fell in love with Toronto.” Kawhi “Sponge Bob” Leonard 2019 “My bad.... but we feel good about Alonzo.” Magic after not trading for George or Leonard
Total diss at Lebron the "family man" who went for the city lights. Anyways, I wanted PG here but I respect his decision. Respect it even more since he dissed Lebron and the Lakers. Remember all the lakers trolls on this site as soon as Lebron went to Lakers? They were confident they were getting Lebron + Kawhi + PG. Now, they vandalizing Lebron's mural and Trump's Hollywood star. lulz...
Hey P, tell 'em the truth: I'm a bad teammate! http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ays-oklahoma-city-thunder-was-wise-gamble-him LAS VEGAS -- Paul George, just down the street from the casinos on the strip, said the Oklahoma City Thunder made the right decision to gamble for him. "It was an awesome gamble. They went all-in and went blackjack," George said after USA Basketball's minicamp practice Thursday. George said he privately decided to return to the Thunder several weeks before free agency began on July 1. He also acknowledged having an expectation that NBA star LeBron James would sign with the Lakers as a free agent. So why didn't George give the Lakers a meeting in free agency? "It was absolutely tempting," George said. "Honestly, I wanted to come back home. But again, I got traded to Oklahoma. Loved the situation. Loved where I was at. I decided to stick around a little longer. ... "I just wanted my free agency to be over with. In my heart, I felt great about Oklahoma and I wasn't going to prolong it if I felt good about it already." The Thunder's disappointing finish actually played a motivational role in George deciding to return. The 6-foot-7 swingman added that he "felt most comfortable" with his career going forward with the Thunder and enjoyed the "camaraderie." Though Anthony has been traded, the Thunder did acquire point guard Dennis Schroder, whom George described as "the best backup point guard in the league." "I felt when it came down to it and all the factors that played into it, deep down there was a nasty taste where we finished," George said. "I just felt I had more to offer. I had more to give. I just felt about where we were as a whole. "I honestly went through the process and doing pros and cons throughout the whole [season]. I wouldn't say the whole [season] was a recruiting process. I was just trying to find the highs and lows and the good and bad. Ultimately, I just felt this was the road for me to win." While George was talking to the media after practice at UNLV's Mendenhall Center, Westbrook jokingly yelled, "Tell them the truth. Tell them I am a bad teammate." George said that Westbrook "knew all along" that George would return to Oklahoma City. "I know the media had the memes of him saying, '''P not going nowhere.' We got a kick out of that," George said. "Honestly, Russ didn't put any pressure on me. But he knew all along I was going to stick around. It was just that vibe."
Hey, them vandalizing Trump's star is god's work sir. Don't put that in the same convo as lebron talk.
Your mostly right. i peek my head in here once in a while. Still follow the Rockets, but not like I once did.
