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On ESPN series, Paul George sparks free-agency intrigue

Related Topics: Paul George, ESPN, Free agent, Dwyane Wade

Paul George answered the obvious question on Thursday.

But even as ESPN reported confirmation of a move everyone expected — that George won't opt into the final year of his contract with the Thunder — he added some dramatic twists and turns to his free agency.

The second episode of George's ESPN series, “Paul George: My Journey” started out as a love letter to Los Angeles and ended in a free-agency discussion with Heat star Dwyane Wade in which George laid out some conflicted feelings.

“I want to be a champion,” George told Wade as the two sipped wine in Los Angeles.