The NBA free agent market has become very interesting.
Paul George, who was set to make $48.7 million in the 2024-25 season, has reportedly opted out of his final season with the Los Angeles Clippers and become a free agent.
There is still a chance the sides will reach an agreement, but he is apparently determined to meet with two other teams.
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Paul George of the LA Clippers during a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 19, 2023 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. (Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)
Reports say that after meeting with the Clippers, George will also sit down with the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, who both made the playoffs last season.
George, 34, had the best shooting season of his career, setting career highs in field goal percentage (47.1%), 3-point percentage (41.3%) and free throw percentage (90.7%). He averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game en route to his ninth All-Star nod.
George and the Clippers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual Western Conference champions, the Dallas Mavericks.
His 74 games were the most since joining the Clippers in 2019.
The Sixers could have done better last season if 2022-23 MVP Joel Embiid had been healthy. The Magic are a young and promising team that made the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
George suddenly becomes the top free agent on the market, assuming LeBron James stays with the Lakers after opting out of his contract.
Paul George, left, of the LA Clippers, consoles Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA Western Conference playoffs at Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 6, 2021. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
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If he were to go to the City of Brotherly Love, he'd form a trio with Embiid and budding star Tyrese Maxey. Orlando has 2022 No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero and 2021 No. 5 overall pick Jalen Suggs.
Last season, George teamed with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, but Leonard suffered a nagging knee injury that forced him to miss the playoffs. Harden played well, but the duo of Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić proved too much for the Clippers.
The Clippers will move to a new stadium next season, but who knows if George will call it home?
James Harden (1) and Paul George (13) of the Los Angeles Clippers talk during a game against the Sacramento Kings on Nov. 29, 2023, at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Paul was the 10th pick of the 2010 draft by the Indiana Pacers, but was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2017. Two years later, he requested a trade to Southern California.
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