Not even July 1st yet and summer plans already going to sh!t; Paul George traded to Oklahoma City Thunder
Paul George has been traded to OKC, per sources
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 1, 2017
Sam Presti. This is what a great GM does.
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixYS) July 1, 2017
Yeah...I thought we all agreed we were going to wait until Midnight for stuff... https://t.co/qNFlvppb2t
— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) July 1, 2017
And the Thunder are contenders again. Will have to see what Indy got. No chance they received as much as they wanted from Boston.
Update on return:
Paul George coming to Oklahoma City via trade, I can confirm. Oladipo and Sabonis headed to Indy. @ramonashelburne first reported.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 1, 2017
Sources: Indiana has completed trade of Paul George to Oklahoma City for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2017
So Oladipo and Sabonis are enough, but Bradley, Crowder, Rozier and a couple 1sts weren't? Pacers were demanding 2 starters and Nets pick AND Lakers/Kings pick.
Just to confirm it all: It's Paul George for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo. No picks.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) July 1, 2017
Danny Ainge could have easily offered more for Paul George, but wasn’t willing to risk likely lottery pick(s) for a one-year rental.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) July 1, 2017
Yay we still win the Assets Championship!
Very little surprises me after all these years. This is an absolute shocker. Paul George for Oladipo and Sabonis? No disrespect, but...wow.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 1, 2017
This is what the Pacers settled on:
This is less about acquiring Paul George, and more about dumping Oladipo ... had to trade him after this:pic.twitter.com/2JaEbAgLHw
— Max Lederman (@Max_Lederman) July 1, 2017
Good way to distract fan bases during a down moment is with a jersey number retirement! Celtics to now retire James Young's #13! Freworks!
— CelticsLife.com (@CelticsLife) July 1, 2017
3 first round picks, Crowder, & another starter (likely AB) is greater than Oladipo/Sabonis https://t.co/QfVAP9EIEt
— CelticsLife.com (@CelticsLife) July 1, 2017
One league exec just told me this trade was a win-win for Sam Presti because he gets out from Oladipo’s contract - $21 million per year.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) July 1, 2017
