Revealing the inside story of George's refusal to renew his contract: The Clippers refused to pay the maximum salary The two sides have been unable to reach an agreement after months of negotiations

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2024-05-07 05:19Posted in Anhui Sports Creators

On May 7, Beijing time, according to a report by Shams, George rejected a number of non-salary contract extensions from the Clippers, and another reported that the Clippers would not give George a maximum salary, and George may leave the Clippers;

The Clippers have made multiple offers for George's contract extension below the maximum salary, all of which have been rejected by George, and the Clippers want to keep George, but he may jump out of his contract to test the free agent market.

Shams said: The Clippers are very interested in keeping the roster, they want to renew Paul George's contract, but they haven't been able to agree, they have offered multiple contracts below the maximum salary, they have not been able to reach an agreement on this, the Clippers will continue to try, and we will see if he will test the free market.

The Clippers want to renew George's contract, but they don't want to renew George's contract with a maximum salary, and they don't want to renew George's contract with a contract higher than that of the small card (3 years and $153 million), which is an important reason why they have not reached a contract extension for the time being.

Brian Windhorst reports that George has been negotiating with the Clippers for months, and they haven't reached an agreement, and George is likely to become a free agent. Now the real question is: Will the Clippers give him a maximum contract? I don't think they want to.

Clippers president Lawrence Frank today talked about why the extension with George didn't go through, saying, "I think every deal has to be valid for both parties, and I think we've gotten to the point where we're just saying, 'You know what? We can continue the conversation, but let's put it until the end of the year.'" So I expect us to continue the conversation. I would say that everything is very cooperative and collaborative, he can sign a contract extension until July 1st, and then he can also test the free agent market and we hope we can still bring him back.

The Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings and Orlando Magic are all reportedly interested in bringing in George.

George has one final year left on his contract with the Clippers, a $48.78 million player option, and after the Clippers were out, George said he wanted to stay with the team and stay with the team for the long term, but he didn't think about his future yet. 

It's worth mentioning that Shams also said that Tyronn Lue is another key player who has one year left on his contract, but they haven't discussed a contract extension with him all season. Now they are focused on whether they can reach a contract extension with Tyronn Lue.

Frank also talked about the injury of the small card, he said: "Even if we still have a game today, the small card will still not be able to play. This season's defeat stems from a bad timing of injury, as has happened to other teams. For example, the Bucks, Pelicans and the Heat. I still believe that our championship window is not closed, and if Leonard, George and Harden are all healthy, we are not afraid of those young stars and talent.

Frank also said that the Clippers weren't naïve enough to think they could simply get back on their feet and be all right. But we're optimistic that we can build a better team than the one that just ended.

In the 2023-24 season, the Big Four of the Clippers led the team to advance to the playoffs as the fourth in the West, but in the playoffs, Xiaoka suffered a knee injury, Harden, George and others were in a state of ups and downs, and finally the Big Four of the Clippers were eliminated by the Mavericks 4-2 in the first round.

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