Paul George’s Camp Reveals How Lakers Dropped the Ball in Free Agency

This is the quiet period of the NBA offseason with training camp slated to start later this month. Earlier this summer, the news was flowing left and right in the NBA world and the Lakers were at the forefront.

At the time, LeBron James was a free agent and they were looking to build a nice roster around him and Anthony Davis.

They had a list of players they wanted to bring to Los Angeles but that didn't happen. Now the latest report revealed that the Lakers could have lured Paul George to come over to the other side but it didn't happen.

NBA News: Paul George Sr. Felt Lakers Could Have Been an Option for Son

Paul George Sr. was on his son's podcast "Podcast P with Paul George" and discussed how he felt the Clippers disrespected George after he did so much for the organization. He added that they were looking over the Lakers but already shelved out a lot of money.

"I thought Paul did a whole lot for the team. I think he gave them 110% and what he was asking, it wasn't a whole lot. But they saw something different... I was looking at going nextdoor [to the Lakers], but they already spent too much money."

- Paul George Sr.

The 34-year-old played with the Clippers for five seasons but decided to leave town this summer to join the Philadelphia 76ers.

He wanted to stay with the Clippers but they didn't want to offer him an extension longer than three years. That threw George for a loop and left a bad taste in his mouth.

The Lakers immediately began a choice for the California native but the Lakers didn't have the cap space after giving LeBron a two-year, $101 million extension.

If that had been revealed earlier in the summer, maybe the Lakers could have done some roster reshuffling but ultimately it didn't happen.

A trio of LeBron, George, and Davis would have been exciting to watch but it will stay as a dream.

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