Paul George Discloses Steve Kerr’s Attempt to Lure Him to Team USA After Awing Warriors HC at Home

What looked like a substandard performance on the part of the LA Clippers is now turning around into something good. Clippers are all the rage among fans and analysts and becoming one of the best teams currently, with 151 dropped against the Pacers recently. The team has won 8 matches straight, with their players finally starting to buck up. Some say it can be attributed to the fact that James Harden’s latest and surprising comeback performance, after what was disastrous on his part for quite some time. Others argue there’s many more in their roster who are making the team legitimate.

One of the reasons why the Clippers are also on a roll is because of Paul George. His powerful performance and the fact that he’s healthy is probably why the team is on a winning streak. This is perhaps the longest George has been healthy, along with Kawhi Leonard. So, after a sluggish start to this season, they’re looking at major wins together.

Paul George, being available, and averaging 22.9 pts, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists, speaks volumes about someone who is injury-prone. This is probably why in the game against the Warriors, Steve Kerr took notice of his potential and reached out to him with a rather illustrious offer. An offer any NBA player would be honored to take up. Coach Kerr wants to take George to the Olympics next year.

Yes, that’s right. Coach Kerr really walked up to George after their match against the Clippers and asked him if he was interested. This bit of information was first revealed by PG himself on his podcast show, Podcast P with Paul George. He said, “I had that conversation right after we, uh, played the Warriors. Steve Kerr is like, ‘Hey, any interest in playing the Olympics this summer?'”. We still do not know what George’s response actually was. He was pretty ambiguous telling this story to Daniel Theis, Dallas Rutherford, and Jackie Long on the show.

But considering that Coach Kerr himself would come to a player, despite him and his team being the reason the Warriors lost speaks volumes about how well a player is performing.

Now with all the FIBA-related controversies put to a close, and NBA season news roaring in, let’s give you a catch-up on what’s happening for the next Olympics and who are the players who’ve shown keen interest in representing the USA roster.

USA Basketball team for Olympics 2024

In the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Team USA did not have their best outing. Canada defeated the USA in the tournament, with no medals to hold on to. Considering this year’s defeat, major stakeholders are interested in the Olympics. NBA superstars like Stephen Curry and LeBron James willingly showed their interest in joining the national team in 2024. And both of them are willing to do it together! Talk about team dynamics.

Players, who’re reportedly interested in representing the nation next year include, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan, Bam Adebayo, Jaylen Brown, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Khris Middleton, Donovan Mitchell, Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Brook Lopez, Fred VanVleet, Kyrie Irving, Draymond Green, Zion Williamson, Kawhi Leonard, and Kyle Kuzma. The list also includes Paul George. So is it possible we can see him there next year?

Of course, even if everyone shows interest and have proven their mettle in the NBA, there’s still not a formal announcement on how the team players will be chosen. Ideally, a screening will take place, with more and more of these players could be making the final cut. Whoever comes in, fans will be in for a treat watching all of their stars together on-court, playing for the nation.