Paul George won't be with Indiana Pacers once he has the opportunity to opt out in the summer of 2018.
All-Star forward Paul George has informed the Indiana Pacers that he plans to become a free agent in the summer of 2018 and will leave the franchise - preferably for the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told The Vertical. He now can get George for cheaper than he could have at the trade deadline, which makes the risk worth it.
George fills two roles for the Jazz that would make that talent deficit much smaller - wing scoring and perimeter defense. It's possible Boston could even acquire George and still chase one of the top free agents like Gordon Hayward or Blake Griffin. Who the Lakers choose may not come as a surprise, but regardless, Laker fans will continue to hold their breath as the team continues the rebuilding process.
To recap: The Cavs do not have the right assets in place to trade directly with the Bulls for Butler, who's coming off the best season of his career, but the could work something out by including offering a player like Kevin Love or Irving to a third team (like, say, the Suns, who could then trade point guard Eric Bledsoe to the Bulls).
George averaged 23.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists this past season.
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The Lakers are smart to not give up anything of value for a player that they can just wait on in 2018. The Pacers had been hoping to convince George to stay by making a push to compete in the East one more time this season.
Whether the Pacers trade Paul George or not, he plans to play for the Los Angeles Lakers next season, according to Yahoo Sports. But the Cavaliers have walked out on that limb before, trading No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota in 2014 so they could land All-Star Kevin Love, another player many thought was destined to head to California when he became a free agent.
Porzingis reportedly is as baffled with the team's direction as most other National Basketball Association observers and skipped his exit meeting in April after the team's regular season ended with a fourth straight losing record. That's all that needs to really be known. Again, what I've been dealing with is stories.
The downside to this is that it's been reported by Woj; this means other teams are well aware of his plans, and the Pacers may lack leverage in any potential trade talks to Los Angeles or otherwise.
"I am a Pacer". I'm a Pacer. There's no way around that.
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