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Warriors felt close to trading Paul George; Steph Curry signed with NBC Sports Bay Area and California

The Warriors appear to have been close to trading Paul George with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Before George reportedly declined his $48.7 million contract option with LA on Saturday — essentially eliminating any chance Golden State had of acquiring him — the Warriors reportedly believed they were close to acquiring the nine-time NBA All -Star, reported The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami. in his last column, citing sources.

“(George’s opt-out decision) came after very serious negotiations between the Warriors, George and the Clippers, up to and including Saturday afternoon’s deadline for George’s contract decision and after the Warriors believed – several times – that they were on the verge to get the win. A 34-year-old small forward, team sources say,” Kawakami wrote.

“The Warriors had agreed to give George an extension of up to four years upon arrival. They believed they had proposed several variations of a trade that the Clippers could and would accept.”

Kawakami also reported that George gave “strong indications” that he wanted to join the Warriors, and Golden State veterans Steph Curry and Draymond Green were “100 percent” on board with the move, but financial concerns “weighed heavily” on the Clippers’ side.

According to Kawakami, the Warriors offered multiple trade packages that they believed the Clippers would accept, including some combination of (but not limited to) Andrew Wiggins, Chris Paul, Jonathan Kuminga or Moses Moody and one future first-round pick.

Kawakami added that the Warriors likely would not have included both Wiggins and Kuminga in any potential offer.

George is now an unrestricted free agent and will reportedly hold meetings with a handful of interested teams in the coming days, including the Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic.

Unfortunately for the Warriors, they will no longer be participating.

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