It appears that Paul George was very close to becoming a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. According ESPN’s Mike Wise the owners of the Pacers, Cavs and Nuggets had agreed to a deal before Pacers Kevin Pritchard decided to kill it.
Stan Kronke, Dan Gilbert agreed to deal for Love to Denver, PG to Cavs & Gary Harris to Pacers. Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard reneged, I'm told
— Mike Wise (@MikeWiseguy) July 1, 2017
Again, a person familiar with Cavs situation told me Stan Kroenke, by proxy, Herb Simon and Dan Gilbert agreed before Pritchard killed it.
— Mike Wise (@MikeWiseguy) July 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/NateTimmonsCSG/status/881169654563164160
That deal would have sent Kevin Love to Denver, Paul George to Cleveland, and Gary Harris and a future first-round pick to Indiana. Sounds like a better deal that the one the Pacers eventually got but oh well.