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Oklahoma City Thunder Paul George (13) salutes the Indiana Pacers Victor Oladipo (4) and Thaddeus Young (21) at the end of their match at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. The Thunder D & R Oklahoma City beat the Indiana Pacers 100 to 95.(Photo: Matt Kryger / IndyStar)

It seems like the Indiana Pacers should apologize to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder striker He told ESPN, The Undefeated, that he had always intended to join the Lakers when he was playing his contract with the Pacers. Then he was traded to Oklahoma City for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis and things changed.

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"It was not exaggerated," George said. "I wanted to play in the C & # 39; s where I wanted to go. If this business had never dropped, if I had played another year at Indy, I would have worn it. Lakers uniform. "

The Lakers recovered LeBron James, Lance Stephenson and others during the off-season. And George seems satisfied with Russell Westbrook and his new $ 137 million four-year contract extension.

But again, the Lakers are going to wonder, what if? And what if they played like Sam Presti, the general manager of Thunder?

"Going to summer and to free will, I had somehow decided to talk with the team, talk with Russ and with the home office," he said. George. "I felt a little good where we were, last season I did not have the chance to start with a new team, I was traded late. resumed things late with the team.I wanted to get to right now this time and start creating early. "