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NBA Free Agency: Paul George says he stayed in Oklahoma City because Lakers never traded for him

Everyone wants to feel loved, needed and wanted. Some might need that acknowledgment more than others, but at some level, anyone can relate to that desire. When that need gets in the way of what might be best for someone, that’s when a potential issue arises. Paul George staying with the Oklahoma City Thunder is obviously his right, but his reasoning for not even meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers is really something to behold.

The third and (mercifully) final episode of his docuseries aired Tuesday and he had this to say about why he spurned the Lakers.