Paul George is expected to agree to re-sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

George was connected to the Los Angeles Lakers for more than a year, but it appears as though he will commit to the Thunder without even taking a meeting with his hometown team.

The Thunder are holding a party at the house of Russell Westbrook on the eve of free agency opening.

"This is a friendship decision to stay in OKC as much as anything," one rival executive said about the friendship between George and Westbrook.