4 years full maximum salary! George's new contract exposed! The Warriors formed a big three and aimed for the championship

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2024-06-28 16:48

Recently, the rumors about Paul George have intensified, and from the current point of view, the possibility of George's return to the Clippers should be unlikely. According to Marc Stein of The Athletic, George is seeking a four-year contract. Many sources believe that the 34-year-old is seeking a new four-year contract, and a return to the Clippers has been considered George's preferred option, but the Clippers are believed to be currently offering a shorter contract term, similar to Leonard's.

Honestly, Clippers owner Ballmer is not short of money, but with the league's new collective bargaining agreement in effect, the Clippers' luxury tax next season will be even higher if the Clippers are to pay the full maximum salary for more than three years. Although Ballmer has a lot of money, he is a shrewd businessman after all. He won't do this kind of thing that harms his own interests, and he won't be like Lacob, who spent a lot of money and didn't see his team make the playoffs.

And the Clippers can only give George a three-year contract, after all, Leonard's contract with the Clippers has three seasons left, which expires after the 26-27 season. In this case, George's contract can be synchronized with that of the small card, and it is better to plan to rebuild or continue to compete for the championship.

In this regard, the Warriors treat Klay the same. Because Dream Chaser's contract, Curry's contract, and even Kerr's contract are still 2 years. But Clay is hell-bent on a contract of three years or more, which is hard to negotiate. Including going to Magic, people are only willing to give an offer of about 22 million for 2 years, after all, Banchero and Wagner Jr. have to renew their contracts three years later, and Klay's priority is not so high.

After the Clippers couldn't give George such a big contract, George's agent team was not discouraged. On the contrary, it is in full state. Clippers reporter Tomer Azarly reports that sources have revealed that George and his camp believe there will be teams in the market that offer him a max contract.

George has a player option in his hands this summer, either to exercise the player option or to jump out of his contract and into free agency. This season, George played in 74 regular season games, averaging 33.8 minutes per game, scoring 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 47.1% from the field and 41.3% from three-point range. In 6 playoff games, he averaged 37 minutes per game, scoring 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals.

And this team that can give a four-year contract with a maximum salary is the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors are one of the teams willing to give George four years of full salary cap, according to Brian Windhorst of The Athletic. So far, the Clippers have been willing to offer George the same number of years as Leonard's (remaining) contract, which is three years, one year less than the maximum salary contract.

"George wants a four-year, full-cap contract, and I've been told there are a lot of teams willing to give it, and the Warriors are one of them," Windhorst said. ”

But some people are not happy, and Rivers Jr., who couldn't play last season, said: If you only think about winning, where should George go? Suppose George wakes up in the morning and doesn't think about lifestyle, money, he just wants to win a ring, where should he go? I would say Philadelphia. The chances of winning in Philadelphia are greater than in the Bay Area, and the competition in the West is fierce, and he and Embiid and Maxey certainly have a better chance of winning than Curry and Dream.

But the Warriors have proven themselves, and the 76ers are only living in dreams. If George joins as scheduled and Wiggins can be replaced by Portis, the Warriors can form the basic board of Curry + George + Green's Big Three, plus Sister Bo and Portis, and after the lineup is revitalized, the sword will be the championship.

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