Paul George said he's not in a "championship or bust" mindset as he evaluates his free agency options.

George is in his first season with the Thunder and will be a free agent this offseason.

"As I told [ESPN's] Rachel [Nichols], I can see myself being here," George said. "I've been happy here, I've been happy with the organization, happy with my teammates. Our record is not what we want it to be, but I think I've enjoyed just learning and being around these guys. So my answer is still the same. I'm not going to let the playoffs or how we finish this season persuade or indicate where I'm going to this offseason. I'm going to put everything into this and again, I can definitely see myself being here."

The Thunder have had many ups and downs this season and are in danger of missing out on the playoffs.

"This is our first year together. This is Year 1 for this group," he said. "We've got a chance to win it all, but realistically it takes time for things to build and chemistry to mesh. Just for everybody to be on the same page. So this wasn't a championship or bust coming into this for me. It was just an opportunity to see what it's like being here and just to naturally fall in love with it. And it's been that. It's been a lot of love here."

George said Roberson's injury, and the impact it's had on the Thunder's season, will factor in to his decision when projecting what next season's team could be.

"Absolutely. That definitely changes a lot," he said. "Andre is a big piece, and him going down, it definitely was a big blow to us. But you've got to look at everything. You've got to look at what we can be, imagine what we would be if Andre was here playing with [us] now. Absolutely, you've got to look at everything. You've got to look at the team coming back, with free agency coming up with other guys who we could possibly go grab and who could we, myself, [Carmelo Anthony], [Russell Westbrook], who can we recruit with us here. You've got to look at everything."