Six-time All-Star forward Paul George has signed a maximum contract extension with the LA Clippers that guarantees him as much as $226 million over the next five years, his agent, Aaron Mintz of CAA Sports, told ESPN.
The Clippers are extending George’s contract for an additional four years at $190 million on top of the $35.4 million guaranteed him for the 2020-21 season.
George had a player option for the 2021-22 season that will be replaced with the four-year extension, which includes a new player option for the 2024-25 season, Mintz said.
The contract numbers are likely to be affected by lower annual percentage rises in the NBA salary cap because of significant losses in league revenues. George is eligible to be paid 35% of the Clippers’ overall salary cap.
During a news conference Thursday, George said the Clippers “sending the house to get me” showed their commitment.
“I owe them a trophy,” George said when asked what he owes the franchise. “I owe them a trophy. That’s what I owe this organization. This is a window that we’re trying to capture. And my commitment and my job is to try to bring a title here.”
This extension is connected to the four-year, $137 million contract that George signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2018. In all, George will have turned that Thunder contract and this deal into a massive total of seven years and $290 million.