If not for the fact that Cleveland Cavaliers were rivals with the Indiana Pacers, Paul George and LeBron James would have then played for the Cavaliers. This had NBA fans sharing their two cents on the news.
The LA Clippers star made the startling revelation on his latest episode of Podcast P. “I thought I was going to go to Cleveland,” George explained. “Cleveland was like close to getting me with [LeBron] there. Not a lot of people know that… [I’m] chopping it up with Bron like, ‘Yo, how can we make this work?’
Paul George says he almost teamed up with LeBron in Cleveland
Toronto, Boston, and San Antonio were additional potential landing locations.
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 27, 2023
He further added, “It fell through because Cleveland and Indiana are in the same division, so Indy was like, ‘We’re not going to trade him to our division.'” George also added that the Toronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs, and Boston Celtics were the other options on the table.
The guard was eventually traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. In his two seasons with OKC, he averaged 25.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.
NBA Fans React To Paul George Almost Teaming Up With LeBron James And Playing For The Cavaliers
Needless to say, fans had all kinds of opinions when they heard of the possible team-up between George and James.
While some felt it would have been one solid superteam, some were of the opinion that the partnership would have never panned out. “I remember this rumor. Bron, Kyrie, and PG would have been something special,” a tweet read.
I remember this rumor. Bron, Kyrie and PG would’ve have been something special.
— CleSports216 (@cle_sports232) March 27, 2023
This was seconded by another fan. “I remember this. Twitter did talk about Cleveland and Toronto at the time. And OKC was so random and out of nowhere. Glad to hear it from PG’s perspective.”
I remember this. Twitter did talk Cleveland and Toronto at the time. And OKC was so random and out of nowhere. Glad to hear it from PG perspective
— Mike (@bballandmeisli2) March 27, 2023
Another fan believed the Heat should have been involved in the talks for George.
Heat not being a finalist here is frustrating, they needed a star at that time https://t.co/EIoOLeg3Tt
— Pook Wade (@biscaynemayne) March 27, 2023
One of the fans had a theory as well.
https://twitter.com/raps97_/status/1640434336234086406
It’s no surprise that the Cavaliers were interested in a trade for George and had even tentatively agreed to be part of a three-team deal with the Denver Nuggets.
All that said, it’s still wishful thinking to see how things would have panned out if James and George shared the floor together.
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