Paul George Keeps It Real on How the Clippers Negotiations Deteriorated 

I like that he’s giving us actual numbers and time stamps.

It's crazy how Clippers at the end lost Shai for nothing

PG interviewing himself through his podcast is nuts lmao but im here for it!

Podcast would be a lot better if Paul's boys weren't sitting there agreeing with everything he says

turning down 45 mill per year when you won absolutely nothing, while him and kawhi will go down as 1 of the worst free agency signings in NBA history is crazy.

2 years $60 million is crazy especially when it’s bench players getting $100 million contracts 😂😂

Paul George remembers Blake Griffin. Either no trade clause or full max.

NBA money is crazy lol

" it ain't about the money but we in the ballpark" lol

I remember when I played in college and went to declare for the draft in 2020 I had an agent and i remember a team had offered to draft me 2nd round last pick and im talking DEAD last for like 1 year $1M which obviously gets cut down to like $750-$800K after all said and done and im from absolutely nothing man, I was dirt poor growing up so I was fixin to say yes absolutely bro this is how crazy NBA money is. My agent at the time was like “Fuck no you better ask for $1.5M” I played overseas for a couple years never touched the NBA or G- League for the fact that I wasn’t good enough lol. brother yall don’t understand that NBA deals are like regular jobs to us. Them offer Paul that 2yr $60M was basically like getting an experienced mechanic, welder, carpenter etc that’s been doing this for 20 years plus and saying “yeah we will offer you $25/hr”

Calling 30 million per year a lowball is a different kind of flex

Bro 2 for 60 to start is insane 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Jackie “I agree with everything you say PG because you’re keeping my career alive” long

Respect to PG I have been Clipper Fan since 1989 I understand your decision Good luck to you Thanks for the memories

What has Paul George done? How many conference finals has he won? Good player but he hasn't won anything. Plus he's 34! Would you rather have Jimmy Butler at 34 or Paul George? Give me Jimmy all day!

PG is great, but also gotta remember that he is 34 years old, father time is around the corner. In about 3 years he might not be the same player. Thats probably what the clippers was thinking when they tried to low ball and also not add the no trade clause. NBA teams prioritize youth and longevity first💯

And Russell Westbrook here makin 4m a year.

Bro played more games than Kawhi and couldn't get paid the same as him is insane!!

I’ll be honest I love pg but maybe I think kahwi got what he got for what he did In Toronto he single handily willed that team to a chip, when they were never even viewed as a contender he was coming in with that resume and probably thought he do it again with the clippers. You never even been to the finals pg its resume vs resume and he has two of those rings to your zero 🤷🏽‍♂️

i appreciate the honesty and showing us how these player negotiations can go behind the scenes

He was inconsistent at times, but still that’s crazy they didn’t pull the trigger on that 3 year no trade. I know he’s getting older but damn. Still healthier than Klaw

PG really told us that they gave him the Blake Griffin speech during negotiations

Get your money Paul I Don’t blame you u deserve it

Paul George is NOT a no-trade clause player.

Clippers would have been so crippled doing a max or a no trade clause. Respect to Paul for realizing they would have just traded him if he took less, but it makes sense for both sides.

DeRozan getting 24mil/year while PG getting 53mil/year is CRAZY

This is the best thing about player podcast, you hear DIRECTLY from the source. Sucks that PG is no longer a Clipper, but he’s a perfect fit with Embiid and Maxey.

Transparency is legendary.. shoutout to pg

NBA players are more than blessed,can you imagine feeling disrespected for 60 million dollars in 2 years,that is the salary of medical doctor in 150 years. These guys are earning crazy money,some NBA players are now signing 60 million dollar a year contract now.

Finally, we get to hear the real truth of what happened. Instead of ESPN, guessing all the time.

I still remember what they did to Blake Griffin

Clippers should have just agreed to that 3yrs $150 no trade…tough

2 yrs 60 is crayyyzee

Love , Paul …. We’ll miss you big time. And you deserve everything you got! ❤

Wow pg love the podcast to tell your side of the story I knew alittle inside but now this makes so much sense happy you betted on yourself I’m a clippers fan but ima root for you in Philly bro.

Bro the reason the clippers made their only WCF and they didn’t sign him lol.

"it's not about the money..." "...at least give me my money" I'm not feeling sorry for this dude at all lol

That's 🔥 pg speaking on it most players don't speak on the behind the closed doors 💯

Only the Elite should have a No-Trade clause, PG isn’t one of those players, I agree with him on the money end tho. Team can’t limit its options with a no trade if something good comes up, he should’ve just let that go and played his ass off.

I love that take on it from P. They say it's a business, then it's a business, and you gotta make the best decision for you and your fam. I mean they said it.

This just shows how different NBA and NFL contracts are 2 years for $60 million is damn near a 5 year max contract for some NFL players now

it doenst matter wheter we or the Clips think he is worth that money.. It only matters what PG thought,... In the end he got what he thought he was worth.. Do you .. Wish George four more healthy seasons men.. Love

Good luck P Props from Portugal 🇵🇹

I'm glad you made this video, it reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to good home, honest wife, $75k biweekly and a good daughter full of love ❤️🖤

3:42 this going on during the season is crazy work from the Clippers

The amount of power NBA players have is hilarious. I will always side with the workers in any industry, but they live on a different planet from us regular folk not just because of how much they make, but the things they can negotiate 😭

bro they literally offered you the exact same deal as kawhi

Some things you gotta hold down. You can tell Paul's in his feelings.

They asking questions they already know the answer to

PG isn’t worth the max - he pouts and disappears in the clutch

I love how pg explain stuff so you see from him pov and how he processing the situation.

Yeah PG was around when Blake Griffin took a deal without a no clause & end up shipping hom to Detroit Pistons

He never wanted to leave Indiana either

Idk what's crazier, 2 years $60 or a no trade clause. $60M is a crazy lowball lol.

The greatest part of these podcasts definitely has to be the transparency! Always honest and doesn’t sugar coat anything 😎

PG played it smart wish him all the success with the 76ers

It’s funny how people don’t see how the franchises low ball players multiple times which obviously make players look worse in public.

2 for 60 isn’t bad considering you didn’t play 60 games for them up until this season

“I ain’t taking nobody word unless it’s in Writing”

Clippers: "Okay 3 years, 150 million". Paul George: "Give me 4. I have to feed my family".

Aye man thanks again for Shai

Playoff P remembers what Steve Ballmer did to Blake Griffin. Thats why he wanted the "no trade" clause and once the Clippers said nope. He knew it was better to go somewhere else.

I personally don't think Paul George is a max player but I know he will get the max. That being said, even I think Paul George got done dirty here. If what he said was true then LAC should have given him the no trade clause.

Never trust someone who healthiest year is on his contract year

2 years/ $60 is actually understandable. He’s 34, his numbers have decreased, and it allows the clippers to reset at the end of the deal. At the same time… they gave Harden more 🧐

The fact that everyone is "two years/60 mil is crazy" is ... wow... where are we these days?

What has Paul George done for the Clippers to deserve max respect?

“I won’t take anyone’s word” but yet every team he goes to he says the same line only to leave 😂

It’s CRAZY to me how getting paid 60mill is “crazy”. Don’t care about bench players and what they’re getting paid 🤦🏾‍♂️

testament on how being a nice guy doesn't get you nowhere. Good thing PG kept his ground.

You did right Pg know your worth

Paul, even though you made the All-Star team, you are no longer an All-NBA level talent at the age of 34 and you’re injury prone. You deserved more than $30M per year, but you do not deserve $53M per year on a four year deal and you’re delusional for thinking that. I don’t care about the Clippers or the 76ers, but you said that you would bring a title to the Clippers after they gave up a lot to get you and banked on you. They offered you $50M per year and I doubt that it was the lack of a no-trade clause that made you turn it down. I’m not surprised that you would make excuses about the situation when you can’t keep your word either though. Good luck in Philadelphia.

Bro, you said that on INDY 😂

Him rockin that Philly Jersey is the equivalent to a dude posting pics of his new chic side by side while on vacation to IG and Facebook LOl!

"You gotta do what's best for your family" - That's the worst start to this topic someone talking to a player like you PG could possibly have done. You're set for life, and your family is set for multiple generations, that kind of thought process takes a infinite amount of ego and arrogance to have. You've made with endorsements, sponsorships, and your own signature shoes well over a half a BILLION dollars. This podcast is a income source. There's zero excuse for such a thought process. Or thinking somehow now a contract is never enough and that's it's "too low". Honestly, ridiculous and somewhat insulting to us everyday working class people who put our hard earned money into going to games, paying for our favorite player's merch and gear, the TV subscription, etc. "BUT I NEED MORE MONEY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH!" Reminds me of Jamal Crawford when he was here in Portland, he got offered the biggest contract of that offseason from us, and he had the audacity to say publicly in a interview "I have a family to feed", when he had made well over $120M by that point in his career, if not more. "I got a family to feed" to a contract he's literally claiming was "too little in money" to care for his family, as if it would make him and them destitute. There's been a overall negative feeling and perception of him ever since that I know won't leave any born & raised Oregonians and Blazers fans. The uproar that caused instantly was more than expected and well deserved. This has the same kind of egotism to it, but disputably a little worse given how much money you've made to this point. And then consider the new CBA, and the health and success track records of both you and Kwahi, yeah, they'd be idiots to sign you both to such massive contracts. That's not disrespect to you guys or your skills and impact either, it's just facts using the full picture. The one mistake they did make was not working with you to agree to a sign and trade in order to ensure they got something back for you, rather than letting you walk for nothing, making the Shai for you trade so much worse now, considering it therefore has quite literally wound up giving away Shai, you and the future of the team up for absolutely nothing in return.

They were so disrespectful that they paid him $150,000,000 even though he didn’t do 💩 while he was there.

Y'all view us the same?! BRUH YES he's hurt but there ain't no way y'all on the same level

Respect Kobe Bryant one mamba

Dude’s been consistent after his almost career ending injury. And dang he deserves it!

PG I'm glad you telling us what happens so the young kids playing basketball 🏀 know ur worth ..

he's not worth that contract, dude is 34 and will be 38 once his contract is done.

Get your money man, but… 1. You’re not better than Kawhi, nor deserve the same money. Availability has nothing to do with it because more people pay to see Kawhi. 2. You slumped for big periods during the season, I watched every clip game and could clearly see you weren’t engaged. Understandably, but you guy’s should’ve seeded higher and it’s obvious now why you didn’t. 3. Your streaky play this year proved your a third option, if Philly wants to pay you that money to be a 3rd option so be it, I don’t think other teams including the clips think a 3rd option is worth that much. Start of the year you said you were number 2, now you want the same money as 1, and you settled to be 3…. You’ve always been inconsistent with your weird ass statements.

Isn't 3 years 150 and no trade clause kind of an insane demand?

Drove him in Indiana a couple of times in my Uber Black. Chill and respectful guy.

This is good 🍿 you got a new supporter bro.

DAMN. As a Clippers follower. PG is not on Kawaii level. That was the downfall. 80 percent of the fans wear #2 jerseys. DAMN

I'll probably never see 30 mil in my life and he felt disrespected to get that in a year 🤦🏾‍♂️

Talk about demar to Sacramento! I wanna see your view and opinion!

1:21 😂😂😂2yrs 60 is wild

Man we can talk shit about Rings, but that shit matter. Clippers rather bank it on Kawhi and his Raptors/Spurs years. Rather than an inconsistent PG. He was never equal to Kawhi in their eyes. Only got him because of Kawhi. Hard pill to swallow for him.

Imagine thinking you’re going to get paid the same as Kawhi where Kawhi is a top 10 player and you’re a middling all-star at best

bro aint from LA...just to clear this up

„You had to do it for your family“ is crazy lmao

That's why he was blowing my parlay last season I'ma need that P

PG🔥🔥🔥

He kept on saying it wasn't about the money yet the numbers kept going up. Stop the BS Paul.😂😂😂😂😂 He then kept on going back to that initial offer to save face and play the victim card. Bro you admitted that they gave in and offered 3 years 150. Then you started becoming greedy and asked for 4 years 212. Not about the money? Gtfoh.😂

Mannnn i was suspicious the clippers were gonna fall apart when Kawhi just kept missing games. But the ship sailed fr when they brought in HardBrick that man aint been the same since he got BAPTIZED by the fan w the popcorn

PG: “it’s not about the money” Also PG: “Their offer was too disrespectful”

That's cap address the elephant in the room. Why are multiple NBA anchors saying he didn't want to play with Harden?

2yr 70M is fair. Dude ain’t a tier 1 player