Patrick Beverley has by no means been shy about sharing robust opinions, and he’s shared an fascinating one surrounding his former teammate Paul George and Klay Thompson.
The previous Clippers guard claimed that Golden State’s dynasty might have been much more dominant had Paul George, not Klay Thompson, been Stephen Curry’s working mate, on a latest episode of The Pat Bev Podcast.
“When you put Paul George in that position as Klay Thompson, you recognize, taking part in with Steph, Draymond Inexperienced, Iguodala at some extent, clearly, we all know Paul George. However we all know Paul George was, you recognize, a pair years in the past, he was within the MVP race,” Beverley stated. “When you substitute them two, proper, I feel, and we don’t know, however we’re simply going off what we predict in basketball, I feel that Golden State in all probability wins extra championships.”
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Beverley’s feedback questioning Thompson’s long-standing position as Curry’s backcourt associate are definitely one thing.
His potential to thrive off the ball made him a perfect match alongside Curry’s movement-heavy fashion. Is that an setting Paul George would have thrived in?
Again in 2024, when the Warriors have been linked to George as a attainable alternative for Klay, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith made it clear why he didn’t assume the transfer would work.
“I simply don’t view him as a catch-and-shoot man,” Smith stated. “I view him as anyone…that has the potential to disrupt their rhythm. He’s higher fitted to the Clippers. He’s higher fitted to Philadelphia. He would have been higher fitted to the New York Knicks, to a point, moderately than Golden State. That’s simply how I view it. I could possibly be unsuitable.”
Since George is getting into the twilight years of his profession, it seems to be as if we’ll by no means get to check the PG-13 / Steph Curry combo out.
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