Paul George said he could see himself stay with the Clippers alongside Kawhi Leonard and James Harden but remained noncommittal when asked about his future.
Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.George has a player option for next season worth $48.8 million and can become a free agent if he and the Clippers are unable to come an agreement on an extension prior to June 30.
"I don't even know," said Harden, who finished with 16 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds but missed all six of his 3-point attempts on Friday."You are asking a lot of questions that I don't have the answer to or haven't even thought about." And then there's George and Harden. Leonard signed a three-year, $153-million extension in January. With the Clippers likely to exceed $200 million in payroll next season, they will be restricted in how they can improve the team due to the second apron.George played 74 regular season games this season, the most he's played by far in his five seasons with the Clippers. The All-Star averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and a career-high 41.3% from 3 this season.
But the team sputtered after that due to injuries and inconsistency. Leonard missed the final eight games of the regular season and Game 1 of the first round with inflammation in his surgically-repaired right knee. He played in Games 2 and 3 before the team held him out after he didn't look like his normal self in Game 3.
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