The rumblings that Paul George might actually re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder continue to get louder. Even with continued optimism throughout Los Angeles that LeBron James might opt to sign with the Lakers, a decision that was once seen as a given is turning into quite the dilemma.
Is this all a smokescreen, or is George legitimately torn — if not leaning towards staying in Oklahoma City altogether? This latest report, via Sam Amick of USA Today, doesn’t lend much to optimism for Lakers fans (emphasis mine):
Even with the Thunder coming just two losses away from missing the playoffs, and then falling to Utah in six games during their first-round matchup, there is all sorts of optimism in Oklahoma City that George will re-sign.