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“The “Turtle Pepper” combination: Less than three hours before the doors to the free agent market opened, multiple NBA reporters confirmed that the Pacers would trade away their star player Paul George, who was loyal to another team despite being on the Pacers’ roster. The next team is not the Cavaliers or Celtics as previously rumored, but rather the Oklahoma City Thunder in the far west. As a result, the Thunder formed a new version of the \"Thunder Twin Stars\" duo, consisting of George and Westbrook. It’s outrageous that the Thunder offered extremely mediocre assets in this deal – it was practically a robbery; they got George in exchange for just Sabonis and Oladipo. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/-WyK-fyhskrp9774432.jpg As is well known, last summer the Thunder lost Durant, as well as their key interior defender, Serge Ibaka. At that time, the Thunder sent Ibaka, who had only one year left on his contract, to the Magic, in exchange for Oladipo, who earned a salary of just $6.55 million per year, along with rookie Sabonis and Iliašević. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/7sn8-fyhskrq0004911.jpg This deal seemed like a form of robbery at the time; the Thunder not only gained players who could play right away and strengthened their defensive lineup, but they also retained the ability to use their number 4 player to create space on the court, plus they got a rookie with a high draft pick. But the Thunder have shown over the course of a season that Oladipo’s performance on the offensive end has not met expectations, and next season his high-paying contract worth $84 million over 4 years will come into effect. Xiao Sabonis fails to meet average standards in both offensive and defensive aspects, and he was dropped from the playoff team; his trading value is now much lower than it was when he was still a rookie. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/5BAI-fyhskrq0005083.jpg In such a situation, the Thunder should definitely not hesitate to trade those two players in exchange for George, even if it only means getting the right to use George for one season. In other words, last season the Thunder exchanged Ibaka for Sabonis + Oladipo + Iliašević; now they are exchanging a version of Sabonis with reduced trade value plus an Oladipo with a heavy contract for Paul George – which is essentially the same as exchanging Ibaka for George. It’s hard for the Thunder to turn down such a deal. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/h5mu-fyhskrq0005436.jpg As is well known, Westbrook is the MVP of this season’s regular season, and he is also one of the best passers in the league. George, on the other hand, is a player with exceptional abilities both in off-the-ball offense and ball-handling offense. Last season, he was the third-best player in the league at scoring directly after receiving a pass; he averaged 7.4 points per game from such plays, trailing only Klay Thompson and Dirk Nowitzki. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/Yj4a-fyhskrq0006544.jpg Westbrook and George hardly ever experience conflicts over possession of the ball; on the contrary, George acts as a tool that helps Westbrook increase his assists, and the two of them complement each other perfectly. In fact, the Thunder are also taking a gamble; if they perform well this season, it’s likely that George won’t join the Lakers as previously speculated. Even in the worst-case scenario, if George decides to leave next season, the Thunder will have the substantial salary space freed up by Oladipo, allowing them to pursue another star player to join the team. In short, this is definitely a sure thing for the Thunder team. Interestingly, after this transaction, some users on Twitter reported Thunder’s actions of \"stealing\" Paul George to the police department in Oklahoma City. The police department in Oklahoma City responded, \"Thank you for your reports. Our findings are as follows: It was a completely legal and highly clever move!\" ” So the question is, knowing that this was a deal in which the Thunder were sure to profit, why was the Pacers still willing to send George to the Thunder? The story begins with George being defeated by the Cavaliers in the playoffs. At the press conference, George said something meaningful to the journalists: \"It’s really awful to keep losing to the same person or the same team.\" ”http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/Yrww-fyhskrq0006990.jpg Subsequently, Danny Granger, the former star player of the Pacers and someone who had a very close relationship with George and was the one who recommended that Larry Bird select George with the 10th draft pick, said publicly, “Look at George’s expression at the press conference; he’s so disappointed. This guy wants to win games. Money doesn’t make everyone happy, but winning and achieving success do.” So if George really leaves, you can’t blame him either; that’s what I want to say. ” It is evident that George was already extremely desperate about his situation at that time. On June 16 following that, George said to the reporters, “I am a Pacers fan, and my goal has always been the same: I want to win a championship with the Pacers.” ” However, three days later, Wojnarowski reported that George had informed the Pacers’ management that he would leave the team after his contract for the 2017-18 season ended. Moreover, God willing the Lakers are highly likely to be George’s next team. The Lakers’ basketball operations president, Magic Johnson, tweeted, “God is so good.” ” At first, the Lakers were full of confidence and had no intention of acquiring George through a trade. On the contrary, other teams in the league have begun to pursue George. It was from that moment on that the Pacers started demanding exorbitant prices. According to NBA official website reporter David Aldridge at the time, the Pacers’ asking price was two first-round draft picks plus a starting player, but most teams were deterred by such an offer. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/u_L0-fyhskrq0008165.jpg The Cavaliers and Clippers have also joined the race to acquire George. The Cavaliers have indicated that they are willing to trade for George without any guarantee of a renewal of his contract, offering Kevin Love as part of the deal, but the Pacers are not interested in Love given his poor performance in the finals. Upon hearing that the Cavaliers were considering trading George, the Lakers’ management panicked, as George was likely to stay with the Cavaliers due to the team’s record. Mark Stein revealed that at the time, the Lakers offered draft picks in the 27th and 28th rounds along with Randall or Clarkson as part of the deal to trade for George. Subsequently, the Lakers also increased the flexibility of their salary cap by trading Russell and Mozgov. Vogel said the Lakers’ move was a preparation to acquire James and George in the summer of 2018. Four days later, the Cavaliers stopped pursuing George, as Love failed to convince the Pacers; even with the addition of the third team, the Nuggets, to the deal, the Pacers rejected it due to an unsuitable offer. After that, the Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Rockets also joined the race to acquire him. The Trail Blazers offered the Pacers two first-round draft picks, but the Pacers were not interested in those picks. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/t-ng-fyhskrq0009187.jpg At that time, the Celtics, who had the most assets in terms of competition chips, joined the race for those assets. But on the same day, Wojnarowski revealed that negotiations regarding a trade between the Celtics and Pacers had been suspended. According to Adam Keferman, the Celtics offered George a draft pick from the Lakers in 2018 (likely a high-round pick), along with a draft pick from the Grizzlies or Clippers in 2019, plus the highly valuable starting small forward Claude. http://n.sinaimg.cn/sports/transform/20170701/Rq2l-fyhskrq0009504.jpg But the Pacers did not agree; what they wanted was the Lakers’ draft pick for 2018 along with the Nets’ draft pick for 2018, both of which had a high chance of turning into first-round picks. But the Celtics clearly disagreed, and then turned to chase after another star small forward, Gordon Hayward. In the end, the Pacers chose to send George to the Thunder. The Cavaliers believe that the Pacers’ general manager, Kevin Pritchard, would prefer to trade George to a team in the West rather than one of their competitors in the East. Additionally, according to Wojnarowski, Prichard really liked Oladipo, which led to this deal that shocked the entire NBA. 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