Big 9-for-1 deal!George responds publicly!Clippers and Thunder win-win

George, who first publicly responded to the big deal in 2019, said: "I think it's a win-win deal, and I want to thank Ballmer. We all know that Alexander is very good and he will be the MVP of the future. I love the stage of my career and the way I live my life, so it's a win-win trade for the Clippers and the Thunder!"

Do you remember what happened in the summer of 2019? Leonard invited George to join the Clippers, and George requested a trade from the Thunder! The Clippers sent Alexander + Gallinari + 4 unprotected first-round picks + 1 protected first-round pick + 2 first-round swaps, and a 9-for-1 trade to get George. At the same time, Leonard joined the Clippers for $103 million for three years.

After George left the Thunder, the Thunder decided to start a complete rebuild: sending Willis to the Rockets in exchange for Paul, two first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps, and Grant to the Nuggets in exchange for one first-round pick. In other words, in that offseason in 2019, the Thunder traded for 8 first-round picks + 4 first-round swaps.

Presti, the Thunder's general manager, told a story: "The night I traded for Willis, I was a little sad and alone in the hallway. I suddenly heard someone training on the pitch and walked over to find it was Alexander. At that time, I told myself that if this young man could become the core of the Thunder, I would tell you about it. ”

In the past few years, with Alexander's progress, the Thunder's record has also improved significantly, and they are currently one win ahead of the Clippers and second in the West! Looking back at that transaction, many people feel that the Thunder made a lot of money, and the Clippers lost money. Thinking about it from another angle, if the Clippers are unwilling to stud George, then Leonard may have signed a contract extension with the Raptors.

Alexander was born on July 12, 1998, eight years younger than George. Alexander played in 40 games this season, averaging 34.5 minutes per game, 30.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.3 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2 turnovers while shooting 54.9%, 31.7% and 89.1% from three. No. 4 in scoring, No. 1 in steals, and No. 5 in interior scoring.

Paul George played in 38 games this season, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.6 steals, 0.3 blocks and 2.1 turnovers, shooting 46.8%, 42.1% and 91.1% from three, ranking second in the league in total three-point shooting. Alexander is shooting 64.9 percent from the field and George is shooting 61.1 percent from the field.

George is shooting a career-high three-point percentage this season. George's contract, like Jr.Ka's, has a salary of $45.64 million this season and a player option worth $48.79 million next season. According to the rules, Xiaoka and George can get up to 4 years and 233 million US dollars in their next contract, and recently Xiaoka completed a contract extension with the Clippers for 3 years and 152.4 million.

Talking about the reason for his salary cut, Xiaoka made it clear: "I hope the Clippers can keep other players." "That's right, the other players are George and Harden. George is still in talks with the Clippers about a contract extension, which he has not signed yet. Harden made it clear that he hopes to end his career with the Clippers. This season's Clippers are indeed exciting!