Eight years after leaving the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul might probably rejoin the franchise that he helped reinvigorate.
Talking to reporters on Saturday, Lawrence Frank, the Clippers president of basketball operations, mentioned that the group is “strongly contemplating” bringing again the Level God on the heels of signing Bradley Beal.
Beal agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract with Los Angeles following a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns. With Beal now on the roster, the 20-year veteran Paul, who’s a free agent, might make his return to the Clippers.
“What I might say about Chris is he is an important participant,” Frank mentioned when requested if the Clippers will sing Pual. “He is an important Clipper. He clearly possesses a few of the qualities we [are looking for]. And, after all, we’re strongly, strongly contemplating him.”
Paul joined Los Angeles main up the 2011-12 season, finally guiding the Clippers to no less than 51 wins in 5 of his six seasons there. As a franchise, Los Angeles has received 50 or extra video games simply seven occasions. He ranks first in franchise historical past with 4,023 assists and a pair of.2 steals per recreation.
The Clippers, although, by no means superior past the Western Convention semifinals with Paul on the helm. In his profession, Paul has reached the NBA Finals simply as soon as (in 2021 with the Phoenix Suns) and appeared within the convention finals twice, together with in 2018 as a member of the Houston Rockets.
With Beal now a Clipper — in addition to the signings of John Collins and Brook Lopez and re-signing of James Harden — maybe Paul might assist Los Angeles advance to the franchise’s first Finals look.
A 12-time All-Star, Paul has been named All-NBA 11 occasions, together with 4 occasions as a first-team choice — three whereas with the Clippers.
He has averaged 17 factors and 9.2 assists all through his Corridor of Fame profession, which has spanned seven groups, most just lately with the San Antonio Spurs this previous season. He has additionally averaged two steals per contest, which ranks thirteenth all-time in NBA historical past.
–Subject Stage Media