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The Golden State Warriors' pursuit of Paul George reportedly had the backing of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green before failing to secure a trade.
Tim Kawakami of The Athletic reported the two stars were "100 percent on board" with the Warriors pulling off a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Warriors brass reportedly believed they were near a trade before George opted out of the final year of his contract with the Clippers to explore unrestricted free agency.
Golden State had been prepared to sign George to a max contract extension, but any trade would have required him to opt in to his contract for 2024-25.