NBA fans are debating whether Paul George’s new $190 million extension with the Clippers was worth it

Paul George said he wanted to be a Clipper for the rest of his career. He may have just gotten his wish on Thursday.

Despite him just had one of the roughest postseasons of his career last season with his play in the NBA bubble, the Clippers made it clear they still believe in him.

George signed a four year, $190 million extension that will keep him with the Clippers until, at the very least, the 2024 season, according to reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He has a player option for the 2024-25 season. So, basically, if he plays this deal out, he’ll have a chance to retire a Clipper.

The Clippers are extending George’s contract for an additional four years, $190M on top of the $35.4M guaranteed him in the 2020-2021 season. George will have a new player option before the 2024-2025 season, Mintz said. https://t.co/3zrOc53WFT

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 10, 2020

George could’ve potentially entered free agency next season with a player option in the final year of his deal. This extension wipes that away.

And it’s a lot of money. George will make nearly $50 million in the last year of the deal.

Paul George- extension based on a projected $112M cap in 2021/22

2021/22 $39,344,970

2022/23 $42,492,568

2023/24 $45,640,165

2024/25 $48,787,763

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) December 10, 2020

This was surprising news, to say the least, after this postseason for the Clippers where they blew a 3-1 series lead to the Denver Nuggets. Yes, he had a subpar playoff showing. But facts are still facts and George is still an All-Star with an All-NBA pedigree. He’s one of the NBA’s best defenders and he’s still a versatile player offensively.

It makes sense to lock him up long term. Especially when it means that he doesn’t have to worry about his contract and can now just focus on gelling with the rest of the Clippers.

Still, though, after his postseason, NBA fans from all over were mostly confused. It got so bad that “Pandemic P” trended on Twitter after the news broke.

Some fans think he’s totally worth the ticket. Others? Not so much.