Official Site of the Pacers · May 18, 2016
Player Review 2016: Paul George
Age: 26
Years pro: 6
Status: Has three seasons remaining on his contract, with a player option for the final one.
Key stats: Averaged 23.1 points, 4.1 assists and 3.3 turnovers in the regular season, all career highs. Improved in the playoffs, averaging 27.3 points on better shooting.
If the NBA still gave out a Comeback Player of the Year award, Paul George would surely have been a serious contender for it. One season after playing just the final six regular season games, George came all the way back from the broken leg suffered on Aug. 1, 2014. All the way and beyond.