There’s one thing about an additional $190 million that makes you’re feeling beholden to ship.

Paul George signed a four-year max extension with the Clippers Thursday, one which kicks in subsequent season and can lock him in Los Angeles for years (the reporting of this as a $226 million contract contains the present 12 months he was already signed for). George is taking a number of Steve Ballmer’s cash (perhaps not comparatively), and it’s clear he feels an obligation.

“I owe them a trophy,” George stated. “I owe them a trophy. That’s what I owe this group. It is a window that we’re attempting to seize. My dedication and my job is to being a title right here.”

George stated he confirmed dedication to a company that had been dedicated to him.

“Their dedication to sending the home out to get me…” George stated of the commerce that introduced him from Oklahoma Metropolis to the Clippers (Los Angeles gave up Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, and 5 first-round draft picks).

“That is dwelling. I need to construct an actual basis. For my legacy, that is the place I need to depart the larger imprint.”

This signing takes one large query mark about subsequent offseason off the desk for Los Angeles. For a crew that had locker room chemistry points final season, it additionally units a transparent route about what route the Clippers are heading.

George missed the beginning of final season as his shoulders recovered from surgical procedure, however he went on to have a powerful common season, with 21.5 factors and 5.7 rebounds a recreation, taking pictures 41.2% from three, and enjoying at an All-Star stage. Followers are inclined to neglect that as a result of Paul struggled within the bubble and through the playoffs — he scored 20.2 factors a recreation however wanted 17 pictures an evening to get there, shot 33.3% from three, and in video games that mattered he was hitting the aspect of the backboard with pictures. Followers jumped throughout George’s self-give “Playoff P” nickname — he was Pandemic P on social media — and Clipper followers had been pissed off. George admitted he struggled with melancholy within the bubble.

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George had some robust playoff performances again in Indiana, the Clippers in the end want that model of George subsequent to Kawhi Leonard to compete with that crew down the corridor at Staples Middle.

Talking of Leonard, he is also within the closing 12 months of his contract, he additionally pushed his approach again to Los Angeles, so is George going to work on getting him to remain?

“The duty is to make him really feel like I felt after I got here into my extension. I knew the place I wished to be…” George stated. “My hope, duty, and what I might love is to play with him for the remainder of my contract or the remainder of his contract…

“I gained’t put phrases in one other particular person’s mouth, however I’m hopeful. He’s one of many guys that I talked to and wished to tell.”

If the Clippers lock up Leonard, too, it retains them as potential contenders for the subsequent few years. Then it’s simply as much as Tyronn Lue and firm to determine how you can repair the chemistry points each on and off the courtroom for the Clippers.

However the Clippers have locked up one star, and that’s a wise transfer for the franchise.

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Paul George on Clippers after extension: “I owe them a trophy” initially appeared on NBCSports.com