{"id":427691,"date":"2023-06-23T08:26:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T08:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=427691"},"modified":"2023-06-24T01:54:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T01:54:35","slug":"nba-rumors-knicks-to-trade-for-clippers-paul-george-ahead-of-2023-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-rumors-knicks-to-trade-for-clippers-paul-george-ahead-of-2023-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Knicks To Trade For Clippers Paul George Ahead Of 2023 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to rumors, the Los Angeles Clippers are willing to consider trading one of its two greatest talents, raising the possibility of a Paul George move. The New York Knicks is one of several obvious places for the eight-time All-Star to go.<\/p>\n<p>The Knickerbockers may not have the finest package to offer, but they do have some reliable assets that might help close a transaction. Here is the unlikely Paul George-Knicks transaction that might bring about the change.<\/p>\n<h2>NBA Rumors: Knicks To Trade For Clippers Paul George Ahead Of 2023 Season<\/h2>\n<p>Rumors about possible deals are flying around with the NBA Draft just hours away.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnicksMuse\/status\/1670859756313903125?s=20<\/p>\n<p>Paul George&#8217;s alleged availability has been made public, and it appears that the Los Angeles Clippers are looking for trade partners.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks reportedly spoke with the Clippers about the 33-year-old wing, but it&#8217;s unclear whether Los Angeles would be open to trading George.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLeBron is definitely the best in the league but I\u2019m a Paul George fan. I thought I made it clear that MY GOAT was Paul George.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Miller on his viral GOAT take with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorRooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TaylorRooks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBWrNNs667\">pic.twitter.com\/bBWrNNs667<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA TV (@NBATV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBATV\/status\/1672007210170486785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHowever, according to veteran NBA analyst Marc Stein, the Clippers have given clubs the idea that they are looking into George&#8217;s trade worth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Knicks and Clippers have discussed a Paul George trade \ud83e\udd2f, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanBegley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IanBegley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWlTV4ie01\">pic.twitter.com\/SWlTV4ie01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1671904876895383554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Clippers made it known that they intended to retain George and Kawhi Leonard together after they were defeated by the Suns in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>George had a season-high scoring average of 20.6 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting 43.7% from the field. Despite being selected for his sixth All-Star game, he and his star teammate Kawhi Leonard have had trouble staying healthy in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being an eight-time All-Star, the 6-foot-8 George only has one year of his deal left, with a player option for 2024\u201325.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The Knicks did check in with the Clippers recently, and I would expect those talks to continue if the Clippers are indeed open to moving George&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanBegley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IanBegley<\/a> on Obi Toppin, the Knicks&#39; interest in Donte DiVincenzo, and a possible Paul George trade: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6f19ZpUA65\">https:\/\/t.co\/6f19ZpUA65<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DZSmFbHxlG\">pic.twitter.com\/DZSmFbHxlG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sny_knicks\/status\/1672092052627107840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This season, Brunson assisted the Knicks in playing their most appealing brand of basketball since the 1970s (or at least that magical, month-long &#8220;Linsanity&#8221; time), but Randle was always there to put a kink in the works.<\/p>\n<p>George makes about twice as much money as Randle, so a simple trade is impossible. The numbers would work, though, if the Knicks also waived Evan Fournier, who the franchise has been trying to get rid of for months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Knicks forward Julius randle has confirmed a rumor that RJ Barrett went through a growth spurt this summer while on Paul George&#39;s podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s probably about 6\u20198 right now, I\u2019m not even lying\u201d <\/p>\n<p>RJ was listed at 6\u20196 last season\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Demon time activated\ud83d\ude08\ud83d\ude08\ud83d\ude08 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oaJHOmGYKR\">pic.twitter.com\/oaJHOmGYKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julie Gilchrist (@JulieanneGilch1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieanneGilch1\/status\/1669848724778909697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The unlikely Paul George trade is that one. Due to the current trend in NBA transactions, Randle and Fournier may also be acquired along with certain second-round selections.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Knicks supporters, that probably won&#8217;t be sufficient to close the deal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter : No Trade Market For QB Trey Lance Whereas Sam Darnold Can Excel\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/espns-adam-schefter-no-trade-market-for-qb-trey-lance-whereas-sam-darnold-can-excel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter : No Trade Market For QB Trey Lance Whereas Sam Darnold Can Excel\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to rumors, the Los Angeles Clippers are willing to consider trading one of its two greatest talents, raising the possibility of a Paul George move. The New York Knicks is one of several obvious places for the eight-time All-Star to go. The Knickerbockers may not have the finest package to offer, but they do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":416396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,51],"tags":[7833,9941,2215,9940,9943,9942],"class_list":["post-427691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles-clippers","category-nba","tag-knicks-news","tag-knicks-paul-george","tag-nba-news","tag-nba-trade-rumors","tag-paul-george-kicks-trade","tag-paul-george-trade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}