Paul George says he enjoys playing for the Thunder and with teammates Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony, but he is not ready to commit long term to Oklahoma City.
George is keeping wide-open the possibility of leaving for his home town, Los Angeles, as a free agent in the offseason, he told USA Today's Sam Amick.
"At the end of the season, it's still on my decision on what I need to do for my family. That has nothing to do with my happiness here, though," the All-Star forward told Amick on Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., where the Thunder routed the Warriors. "I've been really happy. It's a great organization to be a part of, but again, you know, I don't want people looking at this and (saying) like, 'Hey, because he said it's his happiness at the end of the day (that he’s definitely re-signing).'
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"I don't know if whether I'm going to LA, or what I'm going to do this offseason. But I can say I am happy about being here. I'm happy with playing with Russ, happy with playing with Melo, and this organization. This front office has shown what they can do to go get pieces and how active they are about winning."
OKC general manager Sam Presti is trying to add more pieces for the stretch run, either before the NBA trade deadline Thursday or after players are bought out of their contracts. The Thunder enter deadline day fifth in the Western Conference with a 31-24 record. George is averaging 22.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
NBA fans and pundits have long seen George heading to the Lakers, perhaps with LeBron James, to help form the nucleus of a super team.
