Day 302

Fresh Start_302: Paul George to Cleveland?
In the wake of the Celtic and 76’ers trade, news of Paul George started to murmur around Indiana and the NBA. With that, the NBA offseason has officially started. George has been vocal about wanting to play for the Lakers, and informed his current team the Indiana Pacers that he plans on leaving following this upcoming season in free agency.

With that news, the Pacers have begun shopping George around for a possible return on the All-Star forward. Cleveland, Boston, and of course the Lakers have been rumored as possible destinations for George.

This isn’t unusual and is a smart move by Indiana to try and get a positive return on George’s services to the Pacers. The haul that George garners in return will be interesting with the news now that he would be leaving Indy regardless of what happens.

The possible trade to a Cleveland or Boston or somewhere that isn’t the Lakers will be an interesting short term move at a title that won’t be worth it in the long term. It would be exciting TV to see George along Lebron or Isaiah Thomas for a season, it could also be a possible recruiting trip for George—getting Thomas or Lebron to join him in L.A. the following season.

The fans reaction this season will also be something to watch out for. Reactions of fans who think their Superstar is leaving is completely different than the fans who know the star has a different agenda on his mind. The warming embrace of a home crowd for George might not be so warming with this back hand to the face of Indiana. This move is a business decision for Paul George and could be compared to Kevin Durant’s decision last season. Durant wanted to get out of Oklahoma City, move to a new city, and try and win a championship. George wants to play for his favorite childhood team, and who can blame him. We all have our favorite team and dream of what it could be like playing for them. So, even though the city of Indiana will be suffering through a year of goodbye to their star—we get to see an All-Star play for his favorite team.
Sources:(twitter.com/wojvertcalnba)

Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and share on your way out!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

2024 MLB Preview

  Opening Day is about 24 hours away and the Shohei Ohtani gambling story has stole all the headlines and fleeting moments of baseball conversation over the past few days, many have now forgotten about the exciting marathon ahead of us! Even with the ever-evolving Ohtani story clouding the beginning of the Los Angeles Dodgers season, that doesn’t change the fact that L.A. is still the team to beat in baseball. The Dodgers have put their chips at the center of the table, no pun intended, for 2024 to show they can raise another World Series trophy after sending upwards of a billion dollars in free agency. In division however, the surprise Arizona Diamondbacks are capitalizing on their newfound championship window with a fantastic offseason that will have them in the mix to get back to a second straight fall classic. The San Diego Padres are done shopping for superstars, sort of, following a massively disappointing season that saw them move on from one of the games generational talent...
Read more

Dan Hurley Saved College Basketball

When you think of Men’s College Basketball, the names of Wooden, Dean, Krzyzewski, Williams, Thompson, and Calipari shoot to mind right away. All the memories of the great teams from UCLA, Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, the Big East, UNLV, and even the Fab Five start to rush back. Nostalgia of a time when the sport meant something different. For all those longing for the days when great teams didn’t dissipate into the transfer portal after one disappointing year—Dan Hurley and the Connecticut Huskies are here to save the day! UConn has done something that only seven other programs have done in the history of college basketball, repeat as champions. Forget all the talk about “best team of all-time,” even though if you look at point differential (like it truly matters), this UConn team is the best team to ever play in the NCAA Tournament. This team means much more to the game of college basketball than that. Coach Hurley has given college basketball what it has been missing since the in...
Read more

Last Year the Season was one game long, it's different this year

  It took 363 days, but Jets fans finally got the debut from Aaron Rodgers they waited for. This time around that debut ended in a blowout loss on the road to the San Francisco 49’ers. Last year the Jets won the battle but lost the war following their overtime walk-off win against the Buffalo Bills. This year, the Jets hope they lost the battle but because they have Rodgers they will win the war.   Of all the ways the game could have gone last night, having the Jets defense get thoroughly dominated on the ground by a third year running back, Jordan Mason, who wasn’t a household name until last night, wasn’t on the bingo card. The trademark for Robert Saleh has been his defense. That’s what got him hired from San Francisco. The defense is what Jet fans have pointed to as a reason for optimism heading into this year with Rodgers. The defense was finally supposed to get the complimentary football they have been dying for since Robert Saleh walked in the doors at Florham Park...
Read more