Paul George talks about Clippers-Thunder trade: “Honestly…”

The exchange involving the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunderwho sent Paul George to the Californiastill generates a lot of discussion behind the scenes of NBA. After all, the agreement would have been a requirement of Kawhi Leonard to join the team from the city of Los Angeles during the 2019 preseason. Meanwhile, the deal ended up sending OklahomaShai Gilgeous-Alexander and lots of choices Draft.

PG13 commented on the exchange during the press conference after the game between the two teams, which ended in a victory for the Angelinos. The player mentioned that both teams can be considered winners and achieved their objectives with the negotiation. “I know this is talked about a lot out there. Honestly, I never thought about it. But looking now, I think both sides won. At the time I was also surprised by the amount of assets we sent there. However, it is something that also demonstrates my value. And, above all, their commitment to me, which is the same as I have with the franchise. I appreciate Steve Ballmer for that.”he said.

The Clippers still haven’t won the long-awaited title, and the Thunder are very close to playing in their first postseason in years. The two still have bigger goals to be achieved so far. However, everything could change in the current season. And it seems that the exchange is finally close to being a success for both teams.

“But like I said, both sides won. A lot of people didn’t know Shai was that good when the trade happened. Many were sleeping while he was already shining. For me and I think for us in the franchise since I arrived, it was never a surprise. We already knew he would be so good and that he would be so special there. Lastly, it’s what I said before, Oklahoma got a lot of picks and got an MVP. So, they were undeniably successful in negotiating. And I think we’re doing well and we’ve also been successful. So, it’s a win-win in my opinion.”concluded.