Free agency has officially opened, but for the Clippers and George, this is also the day of parting ways, just now, according to WOJ, George's days with the Clippers have come to an end, and the issue of contract extensions between the two sides has not been negotiated.
It is reported that after the free market opened, George's agent had a brief phone call with the president of the Clippers, and the content was still a contract extension between the two parties, but in the end there was still no consensus.
The 75ers are now George's most likely next home.
The main reason why George did not negotiate with the Clippers is the length of the contract, and it is reported that the Clippers can only offer him a contract extension slightly lower than that of the small card, and at the beginning of this year, the Clippers and the small card agreed to a three-year $152.4 million agreement.
George, on the other hand, wants a four-year contract with a maximum salary, and if so, that's $221 million for four years.
Since the contract between the two parties could not be negotiated, the Clippers also officially issued a statement, which said that George had expressed with the team that he would sign with another team, and the team is currently looking for the possibility of signing first and then changing, thanking George for his contribution to the team, and respecting George's choice.
According to Shams, the 75ers are close to signing George, and the two sides will agree to a maximum salary contract, and the two sides will meet in California to discuss more contract details. Seeing this, George's five-year career with the Clippers is over.
He played in 56 games for the Clippers last season, averaging 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game while shooting 45.7%/37.1%/87.1% from three.
In 6 playoff games, he averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 41%/37%/84% from three.
In 2019, the Clippers reached a deal with the Thunder, they won George 9 for 1, and officially formed a dual-core with Xiaoka, with the blessing of the dual-core, the Clippers quickly became the main contenders for the championship, and in 5 years, the Clippers entered the playoffs in 4 years, but there was no major breakthrough.
In the first year, he reached the semifinals and suffered a reversal from the Nuggets with a 3-1 lead; The following year, he entered the Western Conference finals, but lost to the Suns; In the third year, he missed the playoffs; In the fourth year, he was blocked by the sun and was out of the first round; In the fifth year, he was also eliminated in the first round, and the opponent became a lone ranger.
Over the years, the Clippers shouted loudly at the beginning of the season championship slogan, but went home early to fish in the playoffs, the most important thing is the dual-core injury, especially the small card, from the third year, the small card will lie down as soon as it arrives in the playoffs, 21-22 season, season reimbursement; In the 22-23 season, only 2 games were played; The 23-24 season also only played 2 games.
Dual-core becomes single-core, no matter how capable George is, he can't take it.