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Westbrook...lol......the face of the franchise....
Kawhi Leonard Going to the Clippers!!!!!
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Westbrook...lol......the face of the franchise....
Raptors Rejected Trade Offer Of Paul George, Russell Westbrook For Pascal Siakam
JUL 6, 2019 9:10 AM
The Oklahoma City Thunder engaged both the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors on a trade for Paul George.
George was willing to join the Raptors had Kawhi Leonard agreed to re-sign.
Sam Presti tried to include Russell Westbrook in the package along with George that was centered on Pascal Siakam as the centerpiece. Masai Ujiri, however, wasn't interested in executing that trade.
Adrian Wojnarowski added on Twitter: "In the end, Toronto didn't have assets to satisfy OKC --- with or without Siakam in any proposed deal. The fear of Toronto entering into trade talks with OKC only proved to guarantee the Clippers would go the distance with five first-round picks and (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) in deal for George."
Ultimately, the Clippers acquired George with Leonard agreeing to sign as well.
ADRIAN WOJNAROWSKI/ESPN
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decent pickup......
He stunk it up against Utah the year prior as well.
yeah when i was a kid i do recall them being the San Diego Clippers
Woj: Raptors Rejected Russell Westbrook, Paul George for Pascal Siakam Trade
Mike ChiariJuly 6, 2019
Chuck Burton/Associated Press
Before sending Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers in a shocking deal, the Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly held talks with the Toronto Raptors focused on George and Russell Westbrook.
According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Thunder general manager Sam Presti offered George and Westbrook to Toronto for a package centered around forward Pascal Siakam, but the Raptors declined the offer.
Instead, OKC sent George to the Clippers for multiple first-round picks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari, per Wojnarowski.
The Thunder will receive L.A.'s unprotected first-round picks in 2022, 2024 and 2026, unprotected first-round picks in 2021 and 2023 via the Miami Heat and the right to swap picks with the Clippers in 2023 and 2025.
Wojnarowski added that Presti attempted to pit the Clippers and Raptors against each other with the idea that whichever team acquired George would also win the Kawhi sweepstakes.
When Toronto balked at parting with a rising superstar like Siakam, the Clippers landed George, who was Leonard's preferred co-star to combat the LeBron James and Anthony Davis-led Los Angeles Lakers.
The Clippers reportedly feared that Leonard would sign with the Lakers and create a dynasty, which played into their decision to give up so much for George. It didn't hurt that Leonard reportedly wanted to play for Clippers head coach Doc Rivers.
It will long be questioned if Raptors president Masai Ujiri made the right decision by turning down the Thunder. Losing Siakam and watching him blossom into a perennial All-Star in OKC might have stung, but losing Leonard may hurt even more.
In Westbrook, the Raptors would have gotten a one-time MVP who has averaged a triple-double in each of the past three seasons.
George finished third in the MVP voting last season after he enjoyed a career year that saw him average 28.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals per contest.
Putting them with Leonard may have been worth the price for Toronto even if the team would have had to dismantle much of the roster that won a championship last season. At the same time, it should be noted that Westbrook and George didn't make it past the first round of the playoffs in two seasons as teammates.
While the Clippers are championship contenders, the Raptors are left to sift through the rubble with Siakam poised to become the go-to guy. Toronto is still a playoff team with Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka and Fred VanVleet in the fold as well, but a championship contender it is not.
The Thunder may not even be a playoff team next season, but they have a bright future thanks to a treasure trove of draft picks. They should also be competitive in 2019-20 with Westbrook leading a group that includes Gilgeous-Alexander, Gallinari, Steven Adams and Dennis Schroder.
The big winner in all of this is the Clippers, as they leapfrogged the rival Lakers to become the favorites to win the NBA championship with 3-1 odds, perPointsBet.
So they could have had Kawhi, George and Westbrook and decided Siakam was too much to give up, he better become a superstar then.
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so toronto could’ve had westbrook george and leonard but nixed the trade to lose out on all 3 and keep siakim?
nah I’m not buying that...fake news from woj...these talking heads are dead on these basketball streets
absolutely useless after-the-fact made up information
nah I’m not buying that...fake news from woj...these talking heads are dead on these basketball streets
absolutely useless after-the-fact made up information
At least we know AFRICAN stick together. (Masi and siakim)
Billy king woulda shipped his ass back to Ghana if that’s what it took.
WOW
Billy king woulda shipped his ass back to Ghana if that’s what it took.
WOW
It leaves Westbrook being Westbrook. Maybe folks will take another look at Durant.
If you say so. In less than 24hrs they just became just another good West Coast team.
2 wildly different scenarios...granted PG bouncing @ the last minute when he stated he wanted to be traded was sneaky it is nowhere on the level of the snake shit that KD did
All Star Game 2020 California vs Everybody
Skip ain't call shit, he just did the "imma take the opposite side of whatever side Lebron is on" schtick that made him a multimillionaire and he happened to be on the right side this time because the Clippers gave up their entire draft future for Leonard/George, that old hating ass CaC ain't know shit
Man the reason why Lonzo ball didn't work in l.a because LeBron dominates the ball as a sf. You think Russell Westbrook is going to go sit and wait in the corner for the rockKyle Kuzma & 2 #1 picks for Russell Westbrook, come on Lakers do this
That shit would never work
Lol
Westbrook threw that nigga a party and everything and he still bounced because he got tired of Westbrick going 10-30 from the field in the playoffs
Kyle Kuzma & 2 #1 picks for Russell Westbrook, come on Lakers do this
lakers did not need a 3rd superstar...they got greedy
I understand it’s kawhi but they should’ve focused on filling out that roster much better than they did
they got the trade they wanted when everyone said they couldn’t
LBJ + AD were great building blocks
even knicks had the foresight not to waste time w/ kawhi’s stalling
CAPSPACE is overrated complex
Miami had the worst books and just max’d our jimmy
AD and ‘Klutz’ sports gonna have to look into another direction
Miami had the worst books and just max’d our jimmy
AD and ‘Klutz’ sports gonna have to look into another direction
Lol
Westbrook threw that nigga a party and everything and he still bounced because he got tired of Westbrick going 10-30 from the field in the playoffs
..dayummmmmm real talk...... 
Lakers shouldn't be too surprised, for all OKC got back, it would have been dumb not to do it, given that the George/Westbrick/Adams core was going nowhere fast and that OKC GM has demonstrated he dont give a fuck bout none of them niggas, he's a straight asset management type, players are pieces to be moved and maneuvered
Nah they didn’t get mind fucked, it just proved what I and others have been saying, they don’t be having any INSIDE SOURCES, they just be making shit up hoping it just might come true so they can act like they knew something. If he had gone to the Lakers or Raptors those that made up the story that their INSIDE SOURCES told them that would be walking with their chest poked out talking about “see I really do have INSIDE SOURCES”
You hate to see it
Lol
Westbrook threw that nigga a party and everything and he still bounced because he got tired of Westbrick going 10-30 from the field in the playoffs
Bullshit narrative. You honestly picking Westbrook over Kawhi? I’m a huge Westbrook fan but I wouldn’t be dumb enough to pass that up. Plus, OKC was willing to send Russ to Toronto along with PG and Kawhi. People just live to create drama for no reason other than to do so. His chances of winning were better with Kawhi.
OKC saw they weren't winning took the picks
Idk what they're gonna do with them but they gotta start over
They fucked up when they traded harden they had their once in a lifetime lineup and got cute over a trash 60m contract
This dude will be a laker after he gets stretched
Whole time I would go play with Clippers if I was Love.
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