Brian Windhorst went off on live TV after seeing Paul George’s contract with the Thunder

Paul George didn’t sign with the Lakers after all. Instead of going home like he claimed he wanted to do all along, George re-signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a four-year max contract worth $137 million.

The logistics of the contract absolutely “stunned” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who lit into George’s decision on ESPN’s The Jump late Saturday night.

“I am stunned he took this deal,” Windhorst said. “He walked away from $220 million in Indiana to have the chance to go to L.A., he didn’t even give the Lakers a meeting, and the thing about it is, if you’re going to take a multi-year deal, you’d want to take a two-year deal, because if he took a two-year deal, he could get to 10 years of service time and then come back on the market and get a big raise. Taking a three-year deal, this is basically him giving a giant hug to Oklahoma City.

“I am STUNNED. I am as stunned by this contract as I am with the Oklahoma City Thunder.. In fact, this is a bigger accomplishment for the Thunder than trading for him. Because he didn’t have control over the trade. He had control over what his contract was.”

George could have signed a five-year, $219 million super max contract to stay in Indiana with the Pacers, but he said he wanted to go home and play for the Lakers, so the Pacers traded him to Oklahoma City. The Thunder weren’t considered super favorites to retain George this summer, especially given the disappointing season they had with he, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony eliminated by the Jazz in the first round.

But not only did George not meet with the Lakers in free agency, he didn’t even maximize the amount of money he could have received. He could have signed a two-year deal, opted out and re-signed with the Thunder or played two years, reached 10 years of service in the NBA and gotten a pay bump that way. Instead, he’s in OKC with Russ and Melo for still a big chunk of money, but not nearly what he could have gotten.

Now, the ball is in his court, and he’ll have to share it with Westbrook and Anthony for at least another season. And if it doesn’t work out or if next season is a repeat of the 2017-18 campaign that ended in the first round, George can’t blame anyone but himself.