Paul George reportedly nearly became a Cleveland Cavalier.
In an appearance on The Jump Tuesday, ESPN.com's Adrian Wojnarowski said the Indiana Pacers were so close to trading the playmaker to the defending Eastern Conference champions that they were "about to give permission to Paul George to get on the phone with [Cavs owner] Dan Gilbert," via Ryne Nelson of Slam.
Wojnarowski, however, said Indiana "backed out." It then traded George to the Oklahoma City Thunder in one of the blockbuster moves of this offseason.