Paul George re-signed. He shook hands with OKC. He looked them in the eye. Then Kawhi Leonard made a phone call and everything changed. Here's what nobody tells you. The Paul George trade to the Clippers wasn't a trade request. It wasn't leaked by insiders. It wasn't built over months of drama. It was one private conversation kawhi to PG, direct line before OKC knew anything was wrong. And it gets worse. The Clippers surrendered the largest single-player draft haul in NBA history four unprotected firsts, two pick swaps, SGA, and Gallinari just to pull this off. That's how badly they wanted it. That's how little leverage OKC had. The best part? Oklahoma City thunder ,the team that lost their franchise player overnight used that exact haul to build something better. Meanwhile the Clippers, with Kawhi Leonard AND Paul George on the same roster, never made a Finals. One of the most shocking NBA trades ever. And it started with a phone call nobody was on. The Clippers never won a championship. OKC got SGA. Draw your own conclusions. If the biggest NBA trades ever break your brain, you're on the right channel. Subscribe to THE SPORTS PAL as we cover the stories the highlight reels skip. Credits : Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ © Clips used under Fair Use for commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. Footage are from public channels.All rights Reserved to their respective owners. © Voiceover generated by using ElevenLabs. https://www.elevenlabs.io