Clippers Reportedly Asked About Bradley Beal and Jrue Holiday Before Landing Paul George

The Clippers landed two massive stars in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in the early hours of Saturday morning, but they actually checked out a couple other notable options before landing the latter of those two.

Los Angeles reportedly explored trade scenarios involving Bradley Beal and Jrue Holiday, notes ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.

The Washington Wizards declined the Clippers' advances on Beal, and the New Orleans Pelicans did the same. In the end, it had to be PG13.

Beal averaged 25.6 points per game during the 2018-19 season, earning himself his second consecutive All-Star nod. Part of that was due to the fact that he played a career-high 36.9 minutes per game and had to carry the team after John Wall went down with a devastating knee injury.

Holiday had an equally strong campaign for the Pelicans. He shot 47.2% from the field while averaging 21.2 points and 7.7 assists per game to go along with his typically excellent perimeter defense.

It's safe to say that the Clips came out on the winning end, though. Landing Paul George, an MVP finalist, is nothing to sneeze at.

The George acquisition came at a steep price, however. Landing him cost the Clippers a record-setting number of future draft picks and potential pick swaps, as well as young talent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

They now have George and Leonard under one roof, and they now have an attractive window within which to bring home the franchise's first championship.

An NBA Finals win would take away any pain that could possibly result from the picks they traded away. Oh, boy, would it ever.