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After a franchise-best 65-win regular season and a seven-game slugfest against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets are headed into a momentous offseason. Chris Paul, Trevor Ariza, Luc Mbah a Moute and Gerald Green will all be unrestricted free agents on July 1, while Clint Capela will be a restricted free agent. That’s not […]

Which style of shoe an NBA player chooses to wear in-game is not only for flare, it’s also for performance. Different playing techniques call for different choices. Some like light, low-top kicks. Others prefer a more rigid mid or high-top sneaker. When it comes to Oklahoma City All-Star Russell Westbrook, it sounds like he has […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder saw Paul George adjust to playing alongside their franchise superstar in Russell Westbrook pretty well, and even though the team saw a first round playoff exit, the team has reason to be optimistic if they can convince George to re-sign with the team in free agency. Coming into the season, George […]

The 2017-18 NBA season may have ended for the Houston Rockets, however, they have wasted no time in shifting gears toward the offseason. Point guard Chris Paul has reportedly already gotten a head start on recruiting Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James. Now it appears Houston may have another superstar on their radar in free […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have two big priorities this offseason, try to sign LeBron James and Paul George. Lakers fans are trying to look for any hint that either of those guys might be coming to the City of the Angels, and it appears they might have one. According to Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a major offseason ahead of them, and one that could drastically change the direction of the franchise. Paul George, who the Thunder traded for last summer giving up Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, has the option of leaving the organization via free agency starting July, and many already have him […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum is thoroughly convinced fellow All-Star Paul George will wind up elsewhere during the offseason. The scoring backcourt star spoke with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski in The Woj Pod, only to drop a bomb of a prediction. via Brett Dawson of The Oklahoman. “I already tried to get Paul George once. […]

The New York Knicks tried to be a team worthy of their fans’ attention last season, but in the end, they still missed the playoffs and looked like a team that is going nowhere. They finished with a 29-53 record and brandished a lineup that made Michael Beasley relevant again  — depending on how one […]

Two of the biggest free agents this summer in LeBron James and Paul George have both been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers for whatever reason. George has been linked to the Lakers since he reportedly told the Indiana Pacers at the end of last season that he didn’t want to sign an extension with […]

In the new age of social media, everything a player does in analyzed, and then overanalyzed about exactly what it might mean. DeMarcus Cousins finds himself in the middle of that. DeMarcus Cousins caused one of those stirs on Tuesday when he unfollowed the New Orleans Pelicans account on Instagram. He was asked by a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t the only team interested in Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Paul George. The Philadelphia 76ers reportedly are also interested in George as they may make a run at the free agent this summer, according to The Inquirer. The Sixers can’t publicly say so until July 1, but it doesn’t take an […]

All-Star forward Paul George has just completed his first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a first-round exit of the playoffs. Earlier this week, the 28-year-old made the decision to undergo a scope on his left knee that will take approximately six-to-eight weeks for him to fully recover. According to Fred Katz […]

When the NBA season ends, and free agency hits, the two most talked about names will be LeBron James and Paul George. Both guys have been rumored to a lot of different places, but for George, it seems like the decision is already down to two options, return to the Oklahoma City Thunder, or sign […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are once again out of the playoffs in the first round for the second year in a row, but this time around the questions heading in the offseason surround the future of another superstar with the franchise. All-Star forward Paul George has a major pending decision on his hands regarding free […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

Fresh off a second-round postseason knockout at the hands of their longtime rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers now must look ahead to a crucial offseason. After finishing the regular season on a 16-game winning streak and notching a first-round victory against the Miami Heat, the Sixers cemented themselves as a legitimate Eastern Conference force. Though inexperience […]

Earlier, it was reported that Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George underwent a procedure, but the nature of which was inconclusive. Marc J. Spears of ESPN, meanwhile, has gotten confirmation that George di go under the knife. The Thunder say forward Paul George had left knee scope today and will be able to return to […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have one major priority this summer, and it’ll be the re-signing of forward Paul George. George was recently seen in Los Angeles, California, enjoying time with his family at Disneyland. On Wednesday afternoon, George posted this photo of himself. So Paul George underwent some kind of procedure…? This was posted 20 […]

The Indiana Pacers were reluctant to get rid of Paul George last season, trying to find every possible way to keep their All-Star forward before the inevitable. This time around, president Kevin Pritchard isn’t so sure they would take him back. Speaking on the Dan Dakich Show, Pritchard laid out a potential possibility for a […]

For teams who suffered an early exit in the postseason, it’s high time for them to look at their roster and see what they can improve upon. The Indiana Pacers, who now have a bona fide star in Victor Oladipo, could use another star player in the mix. Paul George had a relatively bad stint […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had quite a bitter way to end their season during Game 6 of their first-round series against the Utah Jazz a couple weeks ago. According to Charlotte Hornets star center Dwight Howard during an interview on ESPN’s “Get Up!” on Tuesday morning, Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook was seemingly trying […]

The trades that sent the Cavs’ Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics and the Pacers’ Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder were two of the biggest moves of the 2017 NBA offseason. Although the trades were unrelated, Irving and George were nearly dealt for each other multiple times. If that deal had gone through, […]

Since the Oklahoma City Thunder saw their season come to a disappointing end with a first-round playoff exit, it has immediately shifted the attention to All-Star forward Paul George’s long-term future with the franchise. George is set to face a critical decision ahead this upcoming summer that could see him depart from Oklahoma City after just […]

With the Oklahoma City Thunder bowing out to the Utah Jazz in six games, star forward Paul George is expected to forego the final $20 million of his contract and opt out to become an unrestricted free agent. Whether he re-signs with the Thunder or goes to another team is still up in the air […]

Only days after the team was eliminated from playoff contention, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George has started to show the first signs of leaving OKC this summer. According to Gabe Ikard of The Franchise Players, George pulled his kid out of Heritage Hall this morning. There’s a rumor going around that Paul George pulled […]

Erik Horne of The Oklahoman recently conducted an interview with Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti. As most hoops fans know, the Thunder were eliminated from this season’s playoffs in the first round — defeated by the Utah Jazz in six games. Now, with the offseason on the horizon, the discussion has inevitably turned […]

Russell Westbrook is one of the best players in the league, but even the best players have places they can improve. The Oklahoma City Thunder have had problems taking that next step since Kevin Durant left, but if everyone on the team improves just a little bit this team has the key pieces in place […]

Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti gave some eye-opening insight into the outlook of this past season. Known to be one of the most forthcoming front office executives, Presti acknowledged he was excited about the possibility of keeping Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Steven Adams throughout the prime of their careers, according to Erik […]

After a mediocre first season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, rumor has it that Paul George is not looking to re-sign with the team. As posted by Reddit user forfunzi, sports journalist Ryen Russillo claimed that a source told him that George does not intend to re-sign with the Thunder. Below is the transcript of […]

When the final horn sounded Friday night in the Utah Jazz’s series-clinching Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the countdown clock on Paul George’s free agency officially began. George, who is widely expected to turn down his $20.7 million player option for 2018-19 to become an unrestricted free agent, will be one of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook and his new teammates, star forwards Paul George and Carmelo Anthony, did not last very long in the 2017-18 NBA Playoffs and were eliminated following a loss in Game 6 to the Utah Jazz. However, when he addressed the media this weekend during his exit interview with members […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder saw their season come to a disappointing end with a first-round playoff exit after falling in six games to the Utah Jazz. This has immediately brought into perspective the future of the franchise with both forwards Carmelo Anthony and Paul George having the ability to hit the free-agent market this upcoming summer. A […]

On Sunday, Victor Oladipo will have the chance to do what the star who preceded him in Indiana never could: beat LeBron James. Paul George tried to pack James’ bags four times. He failed four times. Now, the star no one saw emerging gets his shot. And he’s so close. While the first-round series is […]

After losing in six games to the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder face numerous questions. Despite forming a Big 3 with Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony, they could not meet their expectations during the 2017-18 NBA season. As Anthony has a player option for the […]

After forming a Big 3 with Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony prior to the 2017-18 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were eliminated by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. Now, all the attention is on George’s upcoming free agency as he has been linked with the Los Angeles […]

Following Friday night’s season-ending loss to the Utah Jazz, Paul George was asked to comment on whether or not he’s thought about re-signing with the Oklahoma City Thunder. As you might expect, the five-time ALl-Star felt that it was too soon to comment on the matter. George, who became a member of the Thunder by […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2017-18 season crashed and burned Friday night in Salt Lake City, as they were eliminated from title contention after losing in Game 6 of their series with the Utah Jazz, 96-91. The ending to the game was particularly brutal to Paul George, as the game’s official appeared to have failed to […]

The high-scoring duo of Russell Westbrook and Paul George have been encouraged after a splendid 25-point comeback against the Utah Jazz in Game 5, staving off elimination and closing the gap, now trailing 3-2 in the series. At the start of a searing 32-point run in which the All-Star pairing scored and assisted on 32 […]

During a media session on Saturday, April 14, a day before the Oklahoma City Thunder were set to square off with the Utah Jazz in the 4-5 matchup of the Western Conference Quarterfinals, Paul George debuted his self-proclaimed nickname to basketball intelligentsia: Playoff P. “Y’all ain’t met Playoff P yet, huh?” George rhetorically asked reporters while […]