Patrick Beverley has by no means been shy about sharing sturdy opinions, and he’s shared an attention-grabbing 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 current episode of The Pat Bev Podcast.
“When you put Paul George in that function as Klay Thompson, , enjoying with Steph, Draymond Inexperienced, Iguodala at some extent, clearly, we all know Paul George. However we all know Paul George was, , a pair years in the past, he was within the MVP race,” Beverley mentioned. “When you substitute them two, proper, I believe, and we don’t know, however we’re simply going off what we predict in basketball, I believe that Golden State in all probability wins extra championships.”
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Beverley’s feedback questioning Thompson’s long-standing function as Curry’s backcourt associate are definitely one thing.
His capability to thrive off the ball made him a super match alongside Curry’s movement-heavy type. Is that an setting Paul George would have thrived in?
Again in 2024, when the Warriors have been linked to George as a potential substitute for Klay, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith made it clear why he didn’t suppose the transfer would work.
“I simply don’t view him as a catch-and-shoot man,” Smith mentioned. “I view him as any individual…that has the potential to disrupt their rhythm. He’s higher suited to the Clippers. He’s higher suited to Philadelphia. He would have been higher suited to the New York Knicks, to a point, slightly than Golden State. That’s simply how I view it. I might be incorrect.”
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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