Still laughing at the Pacers for trading George? Look at the huge chips given by Thunder, can you not be moved?

Paul george is one of the best small forwards in NBA in recent years. On 20 10, the Pacers selected George in the first round with the draft pick of 10, and George began his career journey.

In the Pacers' first year, George was a substitute who averaged only 8.8 points per game. However, only two years later, George jumped to the top of scoring with an average score of 265,438+0.7 points per game, and was able to lead the Heat with the Big Three in seven playoff games. Although the final result ended in failure, both the young Pacers and George gave the fans hope.

However, life is sometimes so ruthless. Just when everything was going well, George suffered a 90-degree fracture of his calf.

Fortunately, George didn't suffer much after his comeback from injury, and even played a better performance, averaging more than 23 points for two consecutive seasons, leading the team to the playoffs. Although George performed well, the Pacers didn't want to bet on George, and because of the team's inaction, George lost confidence in the Pacers, so the story developed smoothly, and the Pacers chose to trade George, so George restarted his career in Thunder.

After coming to the thunder, George's second pulse of Ren Du seems to have been opened again. In the Thunder, Paul George averaged 26.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists, and was selected as an All-Star twice, once for a period of time.

Why did George do better in Thunder? A large part of the reason is that George's mentality has changed. In the Pacers, George was alone, and according to the news at that time, there was a player with the fourth strongest position in history who wanted to join the Pacers. George welcomed this and thought that he could finally have a helper. However, the Pacers' management rejected his application for joining on the grounds that the player could not operate, so George felt that the management didn't care about the team, and the leaders didn't care about the employees, so they naturally wouldn't despair.

But thunder is different. With Shao Wei around, the team pays enough attention to George. In this environment, George will definitely play harder. At this point, some fans will say that the Pacers will regret their original decision after seeing George's performance in the Thunder. For a long time, the Pacers became the laughingstock of fans because they traded George.

However, although George was traded, the Pacers didn't lose money, because the two players they got from Thunder, Oladipo and Sabonis, also performed well in the Pacers.

Is Oladipo worth it?

Let's start with Oladipo. There have been many frustrated young players in Thunder, such as Harden and young Oladipo. After Durant left, Oladipo became the second scoring point of Thunder, averaging 15.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. However, Oladipo didn't get the attention of the head coach and the team, so he was traded to the Pacers. When I came to the Pacers, Oladipo suddenly evolved, and all the data were greatly improved. Once the fastest growing player in the NBA, he jumped from an underdog to an all-star player who averaged 23. 1 minute, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

But it's a pity that Oladipo's injury hindered his progress, but it can't bury the surprise he brought to the Pacers at his peak.

Is Sabonis worth it?

Let's talk about Sabonis, who is also a player whose performance suddenly improved after joining the Pacers. In Thunder, Sabonis averaged only 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, which is also the direct reason why Thunder gave him up. But by the Pacers, Sabonis averaged 1 1.6 points and 7.7 rebounds in the first season, and Sabonis has improved every season since then. In just two seasons, Sabonis has grown into an all-star player averaging 20.3 points 12 rebounds and 6.7 assists. I have to say, the thunder team's vision is really standard. It seems that it is not groundless to say that Thunder products must be excellent.

Seeing this, no fans will laugh at the Pacers' trade to send George away. After all, now it seems that the two chips sent by Thunder are really attractive, one all-star for two all-stars. No matter what the deal is, the Pacers will lose money.