Comment on Paul George dishes on ‘disrespectful’ year of LAC negotiations
Phegan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It makes me wonder if LAC wanted to move on from PG13, but didn’t want to openly say it. By putting him into positions where he won’t accept the contract, they can move on while still saying they tried.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That seems like it would just cause more problems than it’s worth. Why go through all that effort and piss off one of the league’s top players in the process?
To me it seems pretty straightforward, they would have gladly had PG back, but only for the price they offered.
JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Plus, guys at this level / age / injury history rarely seem able to acknowledge that they’re not worth what they once were, and that it could be a really bad idea for a team to overpay them. No doubt part of that involves their agents spurring them on.
The reason the Sixers did it is mainly because they’re getting desperate to make a good run with Embiid.
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
right and as we know from PG himself now, the dealbreaker was a no trade clause. LAC offered him the same contract as Kawhi, but PG wanted a NTC and that was a hard no for LAC.