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Zach: 本集节目讨论了保罗·乔治与快船队的合同谈判、热火队失去卡莱布·马丁、国王队交易得到德玛尔·德罗赞以及公牛队的重建尝试。乔治在播客中详细描述了他与快船队的9个月谈判过程，最终他选择加盟76人队。快船队最初给出的报价极不尊重人，这可能是基于球员选项的报价。快船队拒绝提供第四年合同并非完全因为工资帽问题，他们可能已经放弃了争冠的希望。快船队已经放弃了对现有阵容的投资，认为球队已经失败。快船队和篮网队在五年内未能达到预期，令人失望。
Chris Herring: 保罗·乔治的叙述的可信度值得怀疑，快船队对留下乔治的意愿令人质疑。快船队在谈判中采取强硬立场，但没有给出与莱昂纳德同等水平的合同，这令人费解。
Chris Herring: 热火队本赛季的表现令人失望，球队阵容的提升空间有限。热火队最初给卡莱布·马丁提供的五年6500万美元的合同，取决于他是否行使700万美元的球员选项，这使得合同最终无法达成。热火队面临着越来越大的压力，他们的未来充满了不确定性。公牛队在德罗赞交易中的表现非常糟糕，球队重建工作滞后。
Deep Dive
Paul George detailed the nine-month back and forth with the Clippers about his contract, expressing his dissatisfaction with their initial offer and their refusal to grant him a no-trade clause. The Clippers' reluctance to match Kawhi Leonard's contract offer ultimately led to George's departure to the 76ers.
- Clippers initially offered a two-year, $60 million contract, which Paul George found disrespectful.
- George requested a no-trade clause, which the Clippers rejected.
- The Clippers eventually offered a three-year, $150 million deal, but George had already decided to leave for Philadelphia.
- The Clippers cited the CBA and the second apron as reasons for their reluctance to offer a longer contract.
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