The Clippers had been unable to make any traction in negotiations with Paul George‘s consultant and the veteran ahead will signal elsewhere, based on ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (X link)
Aaron Mintz of CAA, George’s agent, and Clippers president Lawrence Frank spoke a short while in the past, Woj studies, however there was no new motion on a contract and either side at the moment are anticipating George to depart. The Clippers have launched a prolonged assertion confirming the information, as Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN relays (via X).
“Paul has knowledgeable us that he’s signing his subsequent contract with one other staff,” the Clippers introduced. “… We negotiated for months with Paul and his consultant on a contract that might make sense for either side, and we had been left far aside. The hole was important. We perceive and respect Paul’s determination to look elsewhere for his subsequent contract. We explored an opt-in and commerce state of affairs, however it might have left us in an identical place underneath the brand new CBA, with little or no asset worth to justify the restrictions.”
The Sixers will meet with George in California this night and are the robust frontrunners to signal him. Philadelphia is armed with ample cap room to signal a max-level free agent.
The Clippers have remained steadfast on a three-year deal, much like Kawhi Leonard’s contract extension. Leonard signed a three-year, $152.4M contract in January.
George needs a four-year dedication.
If George leaves, the Clippers will head into free company with out cap area to pursue an identical participant. They’ll solely have the $12.9M mid-level exception and a $4.7M bi-annual exception at their disposal. (Twitter links found here).
One other potential suitor, the Magic, basically took themselves out of the image by reaching a three-year agreement with one other high-level wing, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
A report earlier on Sunday expressed optimism on the Sixers’ entrance that they’d land their high free-agent goal. The Athletic’s Regulation Murray now studies that George will doubtless decide tonight and no different groups in addition to Philadelphia are within the working for his companies (X link).