Paul George said rapper Lil Dicky's free agency pitch helped lure him to Philadelphia.
secured one of the biggest acquisitions of the offseason, signing star forward Paul George to a four-year, $212.5 million deal in free agency.
During a recent episode of his podcast, in which Lil Dicky was a guest, George admitted that the rapper's recruiting pitch played a significant role in his decision to spur the "I just thought, what would be pertinent information? I'm from Philadelphia, I know where your dollar goes in Philadelphia," the rapper said. "I have a house in L.A., if I spent the same amount of money on a house in Philadelphia, it would be like 100 times bigger. Your bang for your buck goes so much further in Philadelphia."
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