Paul George。圖/NBA
2019年休賽季透過交易互換球隊的兩人Paul George、Shai Gilgeous-Alexander今天再次在場上正面交鋒，而過往討論誰在這筆交易中勝出的話題又在今年雷霆重建完畢開始討論起來，今天終場由快艇勝出，而不免PG又再次被問到這個問題。
Paul George on the trade:
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) January 17, 2024
“Both sides won. I did think it was quite a lot that the Clippers were willing to give up. Their commitment to me is my commitment to them… But both sides won… We knew Shai was gonna be really, really good, but he’s special. In a way, Oklahoma won… pic.twitter.com/ehyYudv8kY
PG評價說：「我覺得雙方都贏了，那時候快艇有很多願意放棄的東西，他們對我的承諾就和我對他們的承諾一樣，我十分感激老闆Steve Ballmer願意把我換進球隊。不過雙方都贏了這筆交易。我們知道Shai會變得非常優秀，他很特別，雷霆也在那筆交易拿到了非常多的選秀籤，SGA也會是未來的MVP。」
而SGA聽到PG的讚美，同樣也回應他是個非常棒的人，在過去交易完後的幾年也同樣能看見彼此對互相的尊重。
Shai on PG’s compliment: “That’s very nice of him.”
— Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) January 17, 2024
Those two have always shown each other a high level of mutual respect over these last five years https://t.co/2AbcW1Ay2m
談到今晚的輸球，SGA表示快艇是一隻非常有天賦的球隊，可以投籃又可以打出攻勢，場上帶著有著很多的能量打球，知道客場打起來會是怎麼樣，也早已就預料到。
Shai postgame in LA:
— Nick Gallo (@NickAGallo) January 17, 2024
"(The Clippers) are super talented. They're gonna make shots and go on runs and have energy behind them. We know what it's like to play on the road. We expect it."
