Paul George Warned To Prefer Pacers Return Over Joel Embiid Union By ex-76er: “How Soft That Team Gonna Be!?”

Paul George is one of the hottest names in the trade market this coming season. The Clippers veteran is yet to sign a deal with the said franchise. And the fact that he has a player option to enter free agency in the 2024-25 season does not look good for LA. In fact, according to The Athletic’s Murray and Amick, the Clippers were willing to discuss trade scenarios involving PG ahead of the trade deadline in February.

Of course, that never happened, and he remained with them until the Mavericks tossed them out in the first round of playoffs. Under such circumstances, his trade will naturally come back as a top subject for discussion. And it seems like his former teammate has a suggestion for George’s potential destination.

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Evan Turner, the ex-assistant coach for the Boston Celtics, and 4x champion, Andre Iguodala, were in a discussion about a few superstars and what it would look like if they returned to the team that drafted them. In one word – home. However, Turner has quite an interesting take on George. “PG has a history of not showing up.“

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“I never met a human that would let a media rumor drive his energy or personality! … You know how soft that team gonna be if he and Embiid go together?”

“The Nuggets would be really unstoppable [with Melo], KD would be amazing with OKC, PG would be really good with the Pacers.”

Evan and Iggy hypothesize if these superstars returned home 👀 pic.twitter.com/y5vr2HCwey

— Point Forward (@pointforward) May 8, 2024

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(This story is still developing)