Tuesday 19th March 2024,
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Denver Nuggets Made ‘Monster’ Offer for Paul George at Trade Deadline

Paul George

Though Paul George remains with the Indiana Pacers following the NBA’s trade deadline, the Denver Nuggets did their darnedest to make him one of their own.

Per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein and Chris Haynes:

It’s unclear what the Nuggets were offering, but according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, they were reluctant to include Jamal Murray in their package. Not that it mattered. George didn’t want to re-sign in Denver as a free agent in 2018—or ink an extension before then; he must really want to stay in Indiana.

Or, per USA Today‘s Sam Amick, maybe not:

Oh, so, George is worried about getting past the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors, which is why he doesn’t want to join the Nuggets. Naturally, the Los Angeles Lakers, who have done nothing whatsoever to make us doubt their mettle, will be ready to compete with the NBA’s elite by 2018-19.

C’mon, now.

Regardless of how flawed George’s thinking is, this makes things interesting leading into the summer—particularly after the Pacers failed to upgrade their own roster at the deadline. His future in Indiana is officially up in the air.

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