I wanted Paul George too. I wanted the Spurs to trade for him badly before he went the Pacers. If that played a part in Kawhi starting to not want to stay, that really does suck. I mean, I'm pretty sure I recall hearing/reading that Paul George did mention he would have been fine playing for the Spurs, so yeah, the talk back then about him going to the Lakers only next off-season shouldn't have deterred the Spurs trying to trade for him (if they did indeed try to as I recall reading here). I just wonder how hard the Spurs actually tried to get Paul George?