Report: Warriors out on PG13 after Clippers contract opt-out

Report: Warriors out on PG13 after Clippers contract opt-out originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The Paul George Sweepstakes are over for the Warriors.

The nine-time NBA All-Star is declining his $48.7 million player option with the Los Angeles Clippers and will enter free agency, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday, citing sources.

BREAKING: Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George is declining his $48.7M option and entering free agency, sources tell ESPN. He’s planning to set meetings with cap space teams and the Clippers beginning Sunday night. An opt-in/trade scenario is now gone. pic.twitter.com/kASDp58eDD

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2024

George will hit the open market Sunday, and Wojnarowski added that he is planning to meet with cap space teams, in addition to the Clippers, beginning Sunday night.

George has been tied to several trade rumors involving the Warriors all offseason, and multiple league sources confirmed Golden State’s interest in George to NBC Sports Bay Area on Wednesday – while also citing numerous circumstances that could prevent the vision from becoming reality.

One of those was George having to exercise his option for the final year of his current Clippers contract ($48.8 million), which would provide Los Angeles with a sign-and-trade option.

But after Saturday’s report, that no longer is on the table — but it doesn’t mean the Warriors didn’t try.

“I’m calling everybody, but if the player is not available and there’s not a price, then there’s no trade that can be made,” Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy told reporters Monday.

“We have to be realistic, and I don’t want to like, press and overdo something. Some patience needs to take place while at the same time recognizing sort of this time horizon we have with Steph and Draymond [Green] and hopefully Klay.

“As those guys kind of get a little bit older, we have to be mindful at a point they are not at a level to compete for a championship. I don’t think that’s too [soon]. But at some point, it probably will be.”

But the opt-in/trade route the Warriors once eyed now is gone, and their pursuit of a…

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Publish date : 2024-06-29 21:38:49

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