Paul George has done a lot in a year, I won’t list it but the most important one is that he’s ready to be a star player. Saying that, if he wants to be a star player, he first needs to get paid like a star player and it turns out that Indiana might accommodate that.
I mean come on the kid is a tank, the season he just had was a perfect example of a “breakout year”.
And according to Michael Pointer from the Indy Star he’s confident that both parties will do the right thing…
First, people seem to be forgetting he will be a restricted free agent. The Pacers can match any offer and there’s no way they are going to let one of the 10 or 15 best players in the NBA walk, even in a sign-and-trade. He’s only 23 and his best basketball is ahead of him. The only way that might change is, heaven forbid, George suffers a serious injury this season.
And two, George understands what he has in Indianapolis. He realises he could be the next Reggie Miller in terms of leaving a legacy here. Heck, he would leave an even greater legacy if he was the man to lead the Pacers to a NBA title or two.
Now the championships might be tough to come by being that there are 5 teams in the Eastern Conference alone that could get a ring in the near future but I’m sure he could be a prosperous chapter in Pacers history. The “Paul George” era… Sounds good to me.
