The Golden State Warriors missed out signing Paul George, their clear Plan A for what could be a harrowing offseason, and now must scramble to come up with some alternate, likely less attractive, option to improve their aging roster. But according to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic, Golden State came agonizingly close to landing George, with discussions running up to the final minutes before yesterday’s deadline before ultimately coming up just short.
Because of salary cap concerns, the Warriors were never going to be able to afford to land Paul George as a free agent.