The rumors of Paul George coming to play in Los Angeles have existed ever since he left Fresno State to declare for the 2010 NBA Draft. George was born in Palmdale and grew up in southern California rooting for stars on both the Lakers and the Clippers, so playing professionally near his hometown was always in the back of his mind.
As he told former Clippers Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson on the “Knuckleheads” podcast, the possibility of joining the Clippers emerged during pre-draft workouts:
“I had a really good workout for Minnesota, and they had the fourth pick.