The Portland Trail Blazers should try to make a run at Paul George, and here’s how they can do it.
Damian Lillard wants to play with Paul George, which means the Portland Trail Blazers are absolutely obligated to try to make that happen.
It’s important to mention that this entire hypothetical is based on the possibility of Paul George opting out of his contract with the Indiana Pacers after the 2017-18 season. Were George to inform the Pacers of his intention to leave Indiana, it would be in the Pacers’ best interest to trade him away for some value rather than let him walk for nothing.
It’s tough to project whether pairing Lillard and George would thrust Portland into contender status — a tier which the majority of basketball pundits hold for just the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers — but one can never be too sure how the season is going to unfold.
One minute you’re up 3-1 in the NBA Finals, then the next…you know the rest.
But how do we even know Lillard wants to play with PG-13? How do the Blazers go about formulating a trade for George with the Indiana Pacers? How would George fit in Portland?
Well let’s take this one question at a time.