Refuse 152 million in 3 years! George is afraid of leaving the Clippers, this team is a bit ambitious!

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2024-05-28 22:17Published in Fujian

As you know, Paul George has a chance to become a free agent this summer.

However, George and the Clippers have not reached a contract extension, and on the contrary, there are more and more reports that George may leave the Clippers due to the Clippers' unwillingness to offer a salary cap.

According to a recent report from Philadelphia reporter Keith Pompey, the Clippers are reluctant to offer George a contract worth more than three years and $152.4 million, which is the amount Leonard agreed to an early extension with the Clippers this year.

George currently has a one-year player option of $48.79 million, and he can sign up to four years and $221 million with the Clippers, and if he joins other teams as a free agent, he can sign up to four years and $212 million, a difference of 9 million.

Since it was a Philadelphia reporter's report, its credibility is debatable, but the following two points make sense:

1. It's a well-known fact that the 76ers want to sign George, and similar news has appeared countless times, with the news saying that the 76ers really believe they can get the 34-year-old 9-time All-Star veteran

2. Leonard, who is 2 years younger than George, only signed a three-year contract, and it seems reasonable that the Clippers are reluctant to offer George a bigger contract

Let's talk about George first, is it worth the top salary?

In the regular season this season, George played a total of 74 games for the Clippers, with a career-high attendance rate, averaging 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting 47.1%/41.3%/90.7% from three, and 61.3% from the field.

In this day and age, the 23+5+4 stats are honestly not particularly outstanding, but considering the dilution of the ball after Harden joined, the defensive performance and the true shooting rate of 61%+, George's performance is still at an All-Star level.

The problem is that George's old flaws are frustrated.

Nowhere was this more evident than in the playoffs, where George scored 22 points in the first two games against the Mavericks; In the third game, he made 3 of 11 shots and scored only 7 points, which was a super ghost game; In the fourth game, he was 11 of 19, scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and was super in one game; But then G5 and G6, a total of 31 of 10, a total of 33 points, once again super ghost.

In the whole series, George averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 41.1%/36.7%/84.0% and a true shooting rate of 55.2%, which was a lot lower than the regular season.

Or in this comparison, in the first round of the series against the Mavericks, Harden was undoubtedly the best player on the team, averaging 21.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game, with a true shooting rate of 61.6%;

Coincidentally, Harden will also become a free agent in the offseason, he is a year older than George, but how many fans think Harden can get a four-year salary cap? In fact, if Ballmer were willing to give Harden a three-year contract similar to Leonard's, most Harden fans would be satisfied.

Of course, it's not worth it and it's not the same thing, and the big problem for the Clippers is that even if George leaves as a free agent, they won't be able to make room to sign another star, and losing an All-Star-caliber player for nothing will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the Clippers' already slimmer and slimmer championship prospects.

In addition, the Clippers' new arena is about to open, so if George is really tough on asking for a four-year salary cap, the Clippers may still have to give it in the end, even if there is a very large premium risk for the final two years of this contract.

Let's talk about the 76ers, this team has a lot of ambitions.

This summer, the 76ers can create more than $60 million in salary space, enough for them to bring in an All-Star and form a new Big Three with Embiid and Maxey.

However, George is not the only option on the 76ers' recruitment list, according to reports from The Ringer reporter Kevin O'Connor, Philadelphia reporter Keith Pompey and others, the 76ers' plan A is free market, and in addition to George, they also want to get James or Anunoby, Anunoby aside, James is almost unlikely.

The 76ers' plan B is a trade market, and sources familiar with the 76ers' thinking revealed that in addition to Durant and Butler's daydream of requesting a trade to Philadelphia, the 26-year-old Ingram is Philadelphia's main backup program, and Ingram will enter a contract year next season, with an annual salary of $36.02 million and a 15% trade guarantee.

And, LaVine is also a member of the 76ers' roster, and after Kobe White played a season close to the most improved player, the Bulls are very likely to put the former All-Star guard on the trade shelf, with three years left on his contract, an average salary of 46 million, and a 15% trade margin.

To put it simply, the 76ers want to be a star.

So, the 76ers will be a key team for free agents to pump up their prices this summer, and if a star requests a trade, there will inevitably be some scandals with the 76ers — some of the Philadelphia reporters have been busy this summer.

As for who the 76ers will get in the end, I personally think that James, George, and Anunoby are unlikely to join, and if the market is traded, Butler and LaVine will most likely stay on the team, but Ingram can really fight for it, do you think the 76ers will be the third big man next season?

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