Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Is Making The Clippers Regret The Paul George Trade

Paul George was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers by the Thunder for many picks & it includes star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. And in 2019, this trade shook up the entire NBA. Many thought that the Kawhi-PG Clippers were a shoo-in to win the NBA championship and that they would be a perennial playoff team. But unfortunately, with horrible upsets & major injuries, the Clippers never had luck on their side in the 3 years they've had this dynamic duo.
And today, with Shai looking better than Paul George, and with Kawhi still not playing games, the Clippers are starting to regret trading away Shai to get Paul George & Kawhi Leonard.
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[@tooforwon241]

CORRECTION @3:43 - Shai had *24 points in that game

[@markellcain3417]

As an OKC fan It’s good seeing him do his thing

[@tooforwon241]

I've criticized Presti's methods in the past, but so far so good for this rebuild. They look to be ahead of the schedule, which is not what I anticipated

[@ehecatl6343]

Love Shai. I wish he hadn't been traded, but I'm glad to see him developing and elevating. He deserves all the praise.

[@thuggwaffle8825]

I feel like the last few years is teaching the league that leveraging your future for star players isn’t the move.. Thank god

[@tooforwon241]

This. We've been seeing this exact lesson play out repeatedly as of late. And it's so refreshing to watch. Now the NBA might start to meddle since having box office players team up actually boosts their ratings during primetime games.

[@ThreeBZ]

His rookie yr he basically lead that clippers team to a 6 seed ..after that yr I had made the transition from old man melo as my fav player in the league to young SGA....just gotta say its been a pleasure watching him shine

[@bronzeandsteel3344]

In my dream universe Shai and Wiggins both head to Toronto and start a Canadian dynasty.

[@tooforwon241]

A man can dream. Man would it be glorious to watch

[@skuzzlebutt9745]

Rather Jamal Murray than wiggins and hopefully raptors can make a trade for sharpe who is going to be great

[@24klee]

Shai & Shaedon Sharpe would go 1000000x harder

[@dioslime1351]

Wiggins washed

[@Bigbeezy1]

Shai not going to no damn Toronto stop dreaming it’s never happening

[@bpdmf2798]

SGA doing more than Kawhi over the last couple years, and he'll be way better than Kawhi is in his 30's.

[@UnionGrays]

It’s no longer the Paul George trade it’s the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trade

[@anonymousdude8828]

Im sorry but did you say, "An Easy Chip?" Like seriously dude?? How is beating Embiid and Giannis all in one playoff run an easy Chip?? Tf🤦‍♂

[@tooforwon241]

My bad. I misspoke. It wasn't an easy chip for the Raptors

[@anonymousdude8828]

@@tooforwon241 Yes Thank you🤣💪

[@drogerflav6350]

@@tooforwon241 and your a raptors fan

[@TimeKeeperBris]

Awesome video Too! Enjoy your Monday! 🐐 🇨🇦

[@tooforwon241]

Thanks! You too! Also isn't it crazy how good Koloko has been for us??? I'm in love man

[@fishmen_sensei]

Man I really love the duo of shai and giddy just some class talent hooping.

[@tooforwon241]

I've honestly underrated Giddey a lot myself. He is just too weird of a player to where I cannot properly picture him in a set role that's going to result in him & the team be better. He plays very awkward so it's hard for me to properly assess him

[@slender289]

SGA plays a unorthodox way while Giddey's game is herky-jerky simular too Manu Ginobili this is the funkiest backcourt in league while being the tallest as well, OKC's most weird player that has awkward playstyle is Poku.

[@primetimemiles15]

Nice Video Bro I Subscribed 💯

[@tooforwon241]

Thanks for the sub! I really appreciate it

[@heartcascade8618]

The consistency is impeccable

[@SpexMedia]

I wonder if Shai would have developed as well as he did if he didn’t get traded to OKC

[@tooforwon241]

True. One would assume he would still be a star player, and honestly, I think if they had not pulled for Kawhi & PG, he arguably could have developed faster (with LA already being a playoff team in his rookie year)

[@alias.jordan2662]

@@tooforwon241 shai still made the playoffs in his first year in okc, shai wouldnt have been as good. Cp3 mentored him right

[@thetruth4654]

Shai is in the MVP discussion so far this season, although let`s be honest either Giannis or Luka is going to win it, but it`s impressive for Shai to be in the MVP discussion, Kawhi and PG certaintly aren`t in any MVP discussions

[@rigbythekhajiit]

Bro he’s not in the MVP discussion whatttttt😂

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

PG is a frequent choker and kawhi i dont even know lol

[@darrengordon-hill]

Barely 15 games into the season,.. "MVP so far" FCK MY LIFE, if only I knew how to kill myself (tried thrice and failed, I might be immortal

[@King_Kong2002]

With SGA stats he could be the 3-5 runner up for MVP, but he’s not winning as much games so that drastically lowers that chance. But for sure if season ended now Giannis or luka wins it.

[@yurinoworry]

@@darrengordon-hill hang in there my guy, stay strong I’ve been there myself though only twice, and keep it at thrice please, if only for the sole fact nobody would know how to say quadrice or whatever the word would be (joking) but seriously. Hang in there. also yeah. naming the MVP this early in the season is crazy. all star break is the earliest I think about it

[@JetEngine85]

Clippers went for the win now approach., But what they got was load management now instead..

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

SGA definitely gonna be a person whom i keep a closer watch too i think this season early has really shifted alot of peoples expectations and its been really fun and exciting

[@tooforwon241]

Yes yes yes! It's refreshing seeing Shai play this well & in turn make the Thunder a better team. Now it is early & some teams will press the reset button & tank hard. But OKC has been a fun surprise for me this season

[@843Chadwick]

Aye at 0:15 seconds in he slapping tf outta Dwight🤣🤣

[@flowbelsuman]

Shai is a star in the making

[@cappy2282]

I don't think I've ever seen Shai miss a shot within 10ft of the hoop. (He's a beast lol)

[@alias.jordan2662]

And its crazy shai thinks his game needs to improve, especially on those close shots. Every year he gains muscle and improves. Scary

[@cappy2282]

@@alias.jordan2662 Ya he's special and it's crazy to think of him getting better. I like Wiggins but I think Shai is the real "Maple Jordan" lol 2) I think Ousmane Dieng is gonna be sweet for OKC as well. Their future is bright if Poku keeps improving and Chet stays healthy

[@dunga__iscowdung_3692]

Tooforwon 🐐

[@tooforwon241]

My guy! Thank you so much for the support. Ngl I'm amazed you have a Kirk Hinrich profile picture. That is impressive, bravo!

[@dunga__iscowdung_3692]

@@tooforwon241 keep up the good work bro, your hella underrated. Kirk Hinrich is goated too

[@EAster33]

“And we still haven’t seen a single titleeee” is crazy.

[@elreiec1]

Basically the Nets of the Western Conference since 2019 except the Clips have one WCF berth to the Nets’ zero ECF berths.

[@c0smic959]

the clippers are starting to make me not like Kawhi that much

[@tooforwon241]

It's a sad day when I see Kawhi "ruled out" for yet another game. Like dude had ample time & is still out. He's worse than AD & it hurts me to say this

[@deonnelson9780]

Because he's hurt?

[@c0smic959]

@@deonnelson9780 maybe he is still recovering but every game he misses people are gonna just call him a "load management" guy more

[@arguseyed9982]

@@tooforwon241 The dude who "had ample time" missed now 17 months with his acl - crazy isnt it? How about these dudes? KD with achilles missed 18 months Murray with acl missed 19 months Klay with acl only missed 16 and immediately suffered an achilles to miss another 15 or so. Wall with ACL - im not even going to count this one. And you got a problem with Kawhi? And how is he worse than AD? Here`s a fun fact for you: Kawhi with all his injuries and missed full years averages 64.63 nba games per season. AD is now at 64.3 Another fun fact: Zion averaged 28.3 in the same period.

[@tooforwon241]

@@arguseyed9982 Clearly Kawhi hasn't recovered from his injury. He's still missing time this season. Since AD & Kawhi got to LA, Kawhi has missed more games. It shouldn't take someone 17 months (and counting) to recover from that injury. We're not in 2019 anymore. Kawhi isn't in the top 10 rn

[@vincentgaming1619]

Isiah is a legend.

[@tooforwon241]

Yes he was balling in that game against the Mavs. Timely shots that really made up for the inconsistent officiating during the game

[@bebopman5]

The Clippers best chance of winning was in 2020 and they blew it. With the younger teams maturing into better squads that can perform and the East being stacked with several teams (the most overwhelming being Giannis and the Bucks), the Clippers look like they’ll replicate the Lob City era in playoff success. Shoutout to them though for making it to the WCF for the first time in 2021.

[@dr.wongburger2947]

It's funny to think of these last few years where we've had the Lebron-AD duo, the KD-Kyrie duo and the Kawhi-PG duo, and how many playoff series have those teams won in that time in total? Not many considering the title expectations that were on those teams each season.

[@xvegeta13]

In the clippers defense if Kawhi never goes down they likely get to the finals a few years ago. Unfortunately injuries happen, but the clippers had a more than competent roster and Kawhi s health more than anything and still currently is what’s kept them out of the finals. Not roster talent or this trade.

[@ralphrodriguez9037]

He's not making the Clippers regret the trade..he has made the Clippers regret the trade. I'm a Clippers fan, and ues it was a bad move. Paul George has yet to deliver what was expected of gim, but kudos to the Thunder for pulling of the trade they did.

[@ceebee312]

Honestly, Kawhi should jus call it a career

[@jazmerae1]

Wow, that was a stupid trade . Over Paul George . It's like when nuggets gave up Gobert and Donovan mitchell

[@youtubewatcherforfun]

Clippers are cursed, only way to explain it

[@cuttaman8657]

Idk I always thought Shai was just putting up numbers on a shtty OKC team

[@tooforwon241]

Man I thought we moved on from the 'empty stats' stuff. Most of the NBA isn't even putting up 20 points a night on a shitty team. This is his 5th year also

[@cuttaman8657]

@@tooforwon241 You right you right brudda

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

okc as a whole is pretty good right now

[@LL-iy7bg]

SGA is playing like superstar and if the🖇📎kept him and bild the team without Kwai.With big pocket from the owner,Im comfidant antil now with SGA and not Kwai.The Clips wil play in one of the NBA finale. After this draft,the Mavs wil have all ther own draft picks. SGA to Dallas with Luka🤩🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@Kodreanu23]

are you really suggesting that Shai shouldn't be traded for PG13? Common man... You really think that Shai could've carried Clippers in the 2021 playoffs against Utah like PG did? This is one of the "After the battle, everyone is a general" takes.

[@tooforwon241]

I never said this. I simply was saying that this trade is aging poorly for the Clippers. With the title window closing, that trade was a win now trade. If they fail to get one title out of that blockbuster deal, the Thunder will be the victors (having accrued massive capital that we've yet to see the potential of)

[@Kodreanu23]

@@tooforwon241 but if you say Thunder were the victors you are saying that Clippers shouldn't done the trade. But that's a "After the war everyone is the general" take. The reality is that Clippers were never a desirable destination and haven't ever reached WCF let alone finals or title. They wanted to make an abrupt move to change the picture, put eggs in one basket and they had opportunity with Kawhi who at the moment just finished third best scoring playoffs ever (behind Jordan 93 and Lebron 2018). So when, if not then? It didn't play out obviously, mostly because of Kawhi's health (if healthy I think they would take the title 2021). So, to have this revisionist take is weak, my bro. They've risked, it didn't play out the way they wanted (although they've reached conf. finals first time in history, so something was achieved), but those things happen. You need to push your chips sometimes.

[@tooforwon241]

@@Kodreanu23 Man you're no fun. So what that it's after the fact. That's the point. I can safely say that the Clippers trade is aging poorly. It is what it is

[@Kodreanu23]

@@tooforwon241 well, sorry buddy, I just don't like smart ass takes. Especially the ones that don't take into account risk taking. At that point, that trade looked like a really good idea. And I am still not sure that it wasn't. I mean, you keep Shai, you don't get Kawhi and PG, and you think they would do better in recent years? Hardly.

[@evanhawk9232]

Come on the warriors still had 3 other all stars playing against the raptors…raptors still would’ve won

[@tooforwon241]

I personally like to think that we could have beaten the 2019 Warriors team with Durant on the court. But that 1 quarter in Game 5 showed us that even with him at 50%, he caused us problems. It's not that we weren't a good team that year. But simply put, that Warriors team at full health is OP. No other team would have beaten them at full strength

[@darrengordon-hill]

Who died, Wong?

[@shaft9000]

To claim regret is to be totally confident that SGA - in his first playoff appearance ever, in his yr 3 - could have led that close-out 4-streak against the #1 seed in the '21 WCSF. Quite a reach. Nice try, though.

[@tooforwon241]

What? The name of the game is to win. Clippers haven't even made the Finals yet. Ballmer is not paying luxury tax money to go to the Conf. Finals. If they fail to win a title with PG & Kawhi (which is more likely by the day), their future will be dark. It's always been championship or bust for the Clippers

[@shaft9000]

One step at a time, man. Patience and timing are keys to success, NOT being scared of some 'dark future' that won't be any worse than the past already has been. Not everyone is the 'win yesterday' Lakers.

[@Ssjgeek]

Clippers curse wins again

[@gp3472]

Insanely casual take lmao you’re essentially saying shae is better than PG witch is just insanity. More than that lmaoooo you’re basing it off an early game where Kawhi is out and pg is playing with a respiratory infection 😂😂😂

[@IXCANADATV]

That's what Kawhi gets for leaving the raptors u bum u can't win without a good steyem huh 😂

[@juliusrandle2733]

Really ?! He carried that sorry franchise to it's one and only championship show some gratitude ,you wouldn't have anything without him. Probably be 60 years before you get another....If any

[@jeromerobinson5284]

keep sleeping on the clippers

[@IXCANADATV]

@@juliusrandle2733 I'll take the 60+years than taking this championship

[@durag_tg]

Shai is not going to be a allstar

[@thekill4O5]

Yes he is.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

He started for the All-Star team. He is currently ranked third for MVP voting. Ahead of Giannis, Luka, Tatum, kawhi

[@drelocs2878]

You still believe this? 😂😂

[@PjTheHero]

Ayeee we here early

[@tooforwon241]

Absolute legend! Thank you

[@antoniodavis2141]

Hey I know most geologists program bro it's only at the beginning of the season they could turn it around injuries happen all type of s*** happened but I stop over exaggerating the season unless we 50 games in

[@gp3472]

Insanely casual take lmao you’re essentially saying shae is better than PG witch is just insanity. More than that lmaoooo you’re basing it off an early game where Kawhi is out and pg is playing with a respiratory infection 😂😂😂

[@cashmontoks]

Shae is better than pg 13. Stop living in the past. The clippers project is an epic failure since they haven’t won a title and they won’t win one