Paul George: Winning a title 'most important thing' in free agency decision agency, decision, thing, love, important, city, george, jersey, play, opportunity, thunder, contract, title, paul, kobe, im, free, winning https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd4_4MPV20qVj80Rm_cQHOw?sub_confirmation=1 Paul George has reportedly told the Oklahoma City Thunder he is opting out of his contract and will be an unrestricted free agent. To George, the pursuit of a championship opportunity is the driving focus in whatever choice he makes. And in expressing this in the second of his three-part ESPN special, George doesn't seem to rule out a return to the Thunder -- or perhaps a move back to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers. "I'm going to get paid what I deserve off of what I bring to the table," George said. "That's not my concern.The most important thing is winning a championship." George opens up talking about his love for Los Angeles, the Lakers and former star Kobe Bryant drove him to succeed as a basketball player. “I love LA.This is home.I grew up watching Kobe," George said."When I first fell in love with the game and I’m outside playing in front of the house, I’m not picturing myself in an Indiana jersey or picturing myself in a Thunder jersey, I picture myself in a Lakers jersey. Everyone in the league would say that they would love to go back home and play for their city. It’s just something about representing home.In addition, he talks about entering free agency as a milestone moment of sorts in his career. "This is what you play for in your career is this opportunity .to ultimately pick where you want to go play at," George said. George's agent, Aaron Mintz, features prominently in the episode and explains George's various contract options, including how re-signing with Oklahoma City would give George significantly more money than any other team can offer. Paul George Conflicted Between L.A. and OKC in Free Agency.Paul George says he’s conflicted between choosing the Lakers and Thunder during his free agency this summer. George tells Dwyane Wade he always dreamed of wearing the Lakers’ Purple and Gold, but at the same time, he feels good about continuing to go to war with Russell Westbrook in OKC. The 28-year-old superstar can ink either a short-term deal with OKC or sign a five-year max contract paying him roughly $176 million. Per The Oklahoman (via PG’s ESPN series “Paul George: My Journey”):.“I want to be a champion,” George told Wade as the two sipped wine in Los Angeles. “In a way, it’s like, I want to come here, I want to play for the home team and put a Laker jersey on. That’s always gonna be something that I want to fulfill. But at the same time, it’s like, what’s the best move, though? I know who I am as a player. I just want to help the team win. And I feel comfortable doing so with Russ (Westbrook). ”.George listed other possibilities — Boston and the Clippers — but the seven-minute episode focused largely on his love for the Lakers and the pursuit by the Thunder to keep him in Oklahoma City. “When I first fell in love with the game and I’m outside playing in front of the house, I’m not picturing myself in an Indiana jersey or picturing myself in a Thunder jersey,” said George, who played his first seven seasons for the Pacers