Star combo forward Paul George — a Palmdale native — departed the L.A. Clippers, his home for the past five seasons, in exchange for a max deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.But his father, for one, wanted him to be the third future Hall of Famer on the 2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers.

Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George's father chimes in on his son's free agency exit from the Los Angeles Clippers.

Paul George‘s dad wanted his son to join the Los Angeles Lakers after his Los Angeles Clippers exit, but the Lakers had no money to pay George, one of

George left the Clippers this summer to join the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that now seems to have enough on paper to topple the world champion Boston Celtics in the 2025 playoffs. But George's father revealed on "Podcast P with Paul George" that there was a desire to join the Los Angeles Lakers (h/t ClutchPoints ).

LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers were on the verge of acquiring a player who could have changed the entire landscape of the NBA. Paul George‘s departure from the Los Angeles Clippers this summer was one of the most talked-about stories in the NBA.