Last year, the Oklahoma City Thunder went out and traded for Paul George despite the widespread speculation he would be headed to the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency this summer.
That's a move George himself had to give props.
"It was an awesome gamble," George said at USA Basketball minicamp Thursday, via ESPN's Marc J. Spears. "They went all-in and went blackjack."
Despite more than a year of PG-to-LA rumors, the All-Star forward re-signed with the Thunder without giving the Lakers a meeting. But the California native admitted that the thought of playing for his hometown team was "tempting," via Spears:
"It was absolutely tempting.