Paul George is now not enjoying for the Los Angeles Clippers.
On Monday morning, it was introduced that George signed a cope with the Philadelphia 76ers and will probably be packing his baggage and heading out east.
Trying again at his time with the Clippers on “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith referred to as George’s time in Los Angeles “a colossal failure.”
He famous how the group was by no means capable of capitalize on all its expertise and persistently got here up brief.
They had been by no means a real menace within the West although they put collectively a really robust group filled with a number of All-Stars.
.@stephenasmith says the PG-13-Kawhi period in Los Angeles was a “colossal failure.” 😳 pic.twitter.com/Fmgcx1IEQl
— First Take (@FirstTake) July 1, 2024
Certain sufficient, the Clippers by no means turned the red-hot group that followers anticipated years in the past when each George and Kawhi Leonard got here to LA.
Due to dangerous accidents and a troublesome convention, they had been at all times on the verge of being nice however by no means truly made good on their guarantees to followers.
They didn’t attain the Finals and most of the people agree they didn’t even come shut.
Now George is leaving a group that was presupposed to be the one which earned him his first championship ring.
Will he have higher luck with the 76ers?
And what is going to the Clippers do now?
Will they have the ability to fill the void left by George and hold Leonard wholesome subsequent season?
Is there an opportunity that this might be the form of change the Clippers wanted?
Or will they proceed to be a group that’s good however simply not ok?
Lots of people thought the Clippers had been going to win a championship with George within the lineup.
That by no means occurred and now it’s simply one other sophisticated chapter within the group’s historical past.
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