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Paul George's trade value plummeted Sunday.

According to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski, George officially "informed" the Indiana Pacers "that he plans to become a free agent in the summer of 2018 and will leave the franchise—preferably for the Los Angeles Lakers."

It doesn't get much worse than this if you're Indiana.

Dealing George one year away from free agency with the threat of the Lakers looming was difficult enough. Trading him now, in what amounts to a likely rental, bilks the Pacers of even more leverage.

Keep this in mind as we roll through potential packages and landing spots for George. Some teams will be willing to roll the dice, whether they're prepared to let him walk in 2018 or they believe one season is enough of time to change his mind. But as Wojnarowski relayed, "Indiana's ability to find a trade for George elsewhere has become increasingly limited, if not crippled, because NBA teams believe that it’s George’s intention to eventually sign with the Lakers as a free agent in 2018."

Getting anything close to fair value for him is now out of the question. The Pacers can only hope to leave the bargaining table short of being fleeced for a player they should have already moved.