{"id":68989,"date":"2024-03-19T10:30:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=68989"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:30:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:30:39","slug":"eastern-conference-teams-monitoring-perennial-nba-all-star-paul-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/03\/19\/eastern-conference-teams-monitoring-perennial-nba-all-star-paul-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Conference Teams “Monitoring” Perennial NBA All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the NBA’s best two-way players may be on the move this offseason. According to The Athletic’s John Hollinger, there are multiple Eastern Conference teams “monitoring” Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Clippers are deep in the tax and don\u2019t control their own first-round pick through 2030. Their best players are 32, 33 and 34, and they may have no choice but to pay two of them this summer and keep trying to push this rock up the hill. (Keep an eye on Paul George, by the way. Presumably, if there was a max extension sitting around for him, he would have signed it by now; I think it\u2019s fair to say a couple of cap-room teams in the East are, um, \u201cmonitoring\u201d this.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

George has a $48.8 million player option for the 2024-25 season. By the beginning of next season, he will be 34 years old.<\/p>\n

In February, George publicly expressed his desire to sign an extension<\/a> with the Clippers.<\/p>\n

This year, George became an All-Star<\/a> for the ninth time in his career. On the season, the Fresno State alum is averaging 22.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.<\/p>\n

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A few teams in the east are monitoring Paul George, per @johnhollinger<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cKeep an eye on Paul George, by the way. Presumably, if there was a max extension sitting around for him, he would have signed it by now; I think it\u2019s fair to say a couple of cap-room teams in the East are,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Ix2X1MjcGV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n