Paul George is one of the biggest free agent names this summer, and it seems like he will be deciding between two teams in the Los Angeles Lakers or the Oklahoma City Thunder.

George hasn't made many comments about his free agency decision, but he he has dropped a few hints. In the first part of the ESPN three-part special, he said he wants to make the majority of people happy, ultimately it comes down to where he will be happiest.

The Lakers SB Nation read into that comment with the “Majority of people.” In a tweet, they pointed out the Lakers Twitter account has 7.4 million followers, while the Thunders account only has 2.6 million.

Is that George meant by that comment? Or does he mean the people close to him? He is from the Los Angeles Area, so it would make sense to go home, but it has been reported that he enjoyed playing with Russell Westbrook and that playing for the Thunder grew on him.

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Brian Windhorst of ESPN has talked to some executives around the league and they believe that George already has his decision made.

With the three-part series coming out by ESPN some or most of that has to have already been produced to get out on time, which makes some believe his decision has already been made, and that is to stay with the Thunder.

“That’s one of the things that’s been pervasive in the league over the past seven to 10 days is that Paul George has already made up his mind.

“And knowing that the Lakers are not allowed to tamper with him, considering they’ve already been fined for tampering, does this indicate that Paul George is going back to the Oklahoma City Thunder?

“Some people are viewing it that way. Some people are planning for that and everyone in the league is going to be watching to see if Paul leaves any hints in his first instalment.”