[Tomer Azarly] The funniest thing about this is Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Tyronn Lue all *JUST* extended deals to remain with the Clippers, and all 3 did so with the knowledge that PG could walk in FA.
by JimmyV34
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>The funniest thing about this is Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Tyronn Lue all *JUST* extended deals to remain with the Clippers, and all 3 did so with the knowledge that PG could walk in FA. The head-to-head was also dominated by the âB Teamâ during his tenure.
>If youâre actually worried about ball and yourself, none of that matters lol.
Clippers beat writers are blasting PG
Im confused what I miss??
Stray off P
I mean Kawhi and Harden are old and are securing the bag lol I doubt they really give a shit about winning at this point.
no all three of them wanted the bag
Being paid to stay in LA with little to no expectations? Sign me up
dont think any of those three give a single fuck about PG
You could kind of see the tension simmering during the season. Ty, Kawhi, and Harden were on the same page. PG and Russ were sort of pulling in a different direction.
You could see it when PG made some critical comments to the press and [Ty snapped back at PG](https://x.com/LawMurrayTheNU/status/1772449523907899498).
? what does PG leaving have to do with getting yourself paid
Shocker. Three individuals wanted the money and security despite knowing another individual departed for money and security.
I mean he got one last bag and gets to play on a team thatâs still a viable playoff contender.
I donât get the hate PG is getting? lol
Paul George grew up in the Los Angeles area. I grew up on Long Island I knew this. He could’ve signed with the Lakers instead of re-signing with Oklahoma, he’s just learned this recently?
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Milking Ballmer for all he’s worth.
Whatâs the joke.
idk how many more stops PG needs to make before people realize he is one of the most overrated players of our generation
i dont blame them though because when his game is on its incredibly smooth and he does look like a superstar. issue is he only does that against the worst teams in the league.
then it gets to playoffs and he’ll struggle and get ridiculed. he has one bounce back game in games 1-4 where every PG fan feels vindicated because he put it together in a ‘crucial’ playoff game.
but then games 5-7 he will inevitably choke. 2021 made me believe he had it in him but that was a flash in the pan. the guy is a perennial choker and the ceiling of any team hes on is the 2nd round.
Kawhi signed his extension during the season so maybe he didnât know but Lue and Harden definitely knew he was gone. At least they have financial security thatâs what they wanted so if teams trade for them they at least they got paid.Â
They paid the three of them close to $300m combined. Did this guy expect them all to say “no thanks, we’ll wait for our buddy Paul to sign on first” ????
I don’t think this guy is a very good judge of what is “funny”
hahahahahaha! “FUNNY”
Lightweight shade
Would you refuse a raise from your job if your coworker left for a new job? What is funny?
the second part of the tweet about the clippers âdominatingâ the lakers during his tenure is completely useless since the lakers won a championship in that span while the clippers did not
This is so dumb. We’re talking about a couple of players who are in the late stages of their careers and/or chronically injured and wouldn’t have teams lining up to sign them to huge contracts. Lue is a great coach, idk why he’d want to leave based on PG or not, lol
TLDR: Clippers beat writer upset that he writes for the JV team.
It’s fine.. If I was them I’d take the money for not Being able to play too
Why is that funny
Well Kawhi extended in January he was the first domino who prolly assumed the FO would bring back PG. Ty extended May 29th & was very aware about the contract talks between PG & the FO. Harden resigned June 30th before free agency knowing that PG was testing the waters the next day.
All this to say, Kawhi is the only one who wouldâve thought PG was coming back. James & Ty knew what they were signing up for & were obviously fine with it, otherwise wouldnât have extended.
How is that funny?
They were all just concerned with getting paid Iâm sure.
Streetlights over Spotlights
The ex-playeritis going on in this thread is hilarious
They get to play in LA in a brand new stadium…