On November 8, Beijing time, the NBA offseason is still going on. Recently, ESPN's famous reporter Vince Holt talked about Clippers star Paul George on the show. Vince Holt revealed some details about George's departure from the Thunder: According to the information I got, when the Thunder renewed George’s contract in 2018, they said to George, “George, you renew the contract with us first. If you want to leave, come to us at any time, we will work with you to find a way to let you go. A new team', that's the truth."
In the summer of 2018, Paul George became a free agent. Due to the Thunder's poor record in the previous year, many people predicted that he would leave, but George unexpectedly signed with the Thunder. A four-year 137 million renewal contract was signed. The following year, George played the best level of his career, he averaged 28.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game, ranking third in the MVP and the best defensive player list.
In the offseason of 2019, the free market has undergone tremendous changes. Leonard, Durant, Irving, Butler and many other superstars have become free agents at the same time. The Thunder, which thought it was calm, made big news-George applied for a deal. Soon Westbrook also left. In the end, the Clippers used Gallinari, Alexander, five first-round picks, and two first-round swaps to get George, while the Rockets used Paul, two first-round picks, and two first-round swaps. Right got Westbrook.
At the time, George’s deal could be said to have caused a sensation in the league, because he had only signed a contract with the Thunder for one year and still had a three-year contract. Before George, there were many examples of applying for a deal. George, including the Pacers, did similar things himself, but these examples are all under the condition of only one year left on the contract.
If a player has just signed a contract and applied for a deal in the second year, what is the binding force of this contract? Will more players follow George in the future? Is the small ball market completely dead? At the time, many fans were worried about these issues and criticized George in this way, thinking that he had a bad head.
Now the truth has finally come to light. According to Vince Holt, George and the Thunder have long had a verbal agreement that George can apply for a deal at any time. If this is the case, it can only be said that the fans have wronged George. He just followed the Thunder. It's nothing more than agreeing to enforce your rights-combined with Westbrook's deal, such a detonator is really too conscience.
Of course, this is just "whitewashing" George’s application for a deal last year. His performance this season has become a fact. As a "MVP+DPOY third" one year ago, George’s performance in the playoffs really made People are disappointed. I hope that next season he can regain his glory and let people see his peak style again.
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