LA Clippers: 3 bold predictions for Paul George in the 2021-22 season

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No. 1 bold prediction for Paul George in the 2021-22 season: He’ll be a First-Team All-NBA selection

Paul George wasn’t selected as a First-Team All-NBA player for the second straight year this year.

He was selected to the third team, but not the first. With Leonard out for a while, a lot’s going to be on George’s shoulders. After playing a full Western Conference Finals and more without Kawhi, he’s going to be ready to go out and compete again with all that responsibility.

He’s going to handle it very well, average two or more steals per game and 30 or more points per game as I mentioned, and that’s going to be enough for George to get First-Team recognition.

George averaged 29.6 points per game, 11 rebounds per game, 5.6 assists per game, and 1.4 steals per game in the Western Conference Semifinals and Western Conference Finals without Leonard. Those are true superstar numbers.

Doing that against the best team in the West, and the top-seeded Utah Jazz is insane. It’s only going to get easier in the regular season this year.

Paul George is going to have a monster campaign this year for the Clippers.