Now that Paul George has had some time to reflect on his departure from the Pacers, he said there are a few things he would have done differently, but now he feels "closure."
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George and the Pacers didn't part on the best terms after George told the team he didn't want to re-sign as an unrestricted free agent. It caused a lot of bad blood between the two sides, but George said the outcome was ultimately worth it for both him and the team.
"It's more so of Indiana doing well — where they're at now, that was closure for me," George said, via ESPN.com . "At the end of the day, when we reached out to the front office to tell them our plans, our future plans, it was to help them along the way, and it was bad at first, so to speak, that they thought with this trade it wasn't gonna pan out. But it obviously did.
"They got two great young pieces, so that was good for me to see that this franchise changed the locker room and (is) going in the right direction."
For trading George to the Thunder, the Pacers received Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. Oladipo is thriving in OKC and just came off career-best 47-point game Monday (AEDT). On average, he is scoring 24.5 points per game.
George and the Thunder will be heading to Indianapolis Thursday (AEDT), which marks the first time George will be in his former arena since he was traded. He said he expects boos, but said that he should play fine.
"I might be nervous off the court, being booed," George said. "But being on the court, it's my comfort zone. It's basketball. It's what I do. I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.
"I get booed, I get booed. It's part of the game. It'll make for a good show, and I'm looking forward to it."