A potential team to watch, should Chris Paul and the Warriors part ways, is San Antonio. Among the early personnel rumbles in circulation: The Spurs could emerge as a Paul suitor if they decide to pursue some veteran know-how on a short-term contract basis to furnish presumptive Rookie of the Year winner Victor Wembanyama with more seasoned help in Year 2.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Chris Paul spoke on his former ‘Lob City’ teammate Blake Griffin’s retirement 💯
(via @LawMurrayTheNU) pic.twitter.com/eAf8lpvvST – 8:53 PM
Chris Paul spoke on his former ‘Lob City’ teammate Blake Griffin’s retirement 💯
(via @LawMurrayTheNU) pic.twitter.com/eAf8lpvvST – 8:53 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
What’s next for the Warriors? Klay Thompson “open” to testing free agent market, Chris Paul isn’t retiring
nbcsports.com/nba/news/whats… – 5:14 PM
What’s next for the Warriors? Klay Thompson “open” to testing free agent market, Chris Paul isn’t retiring
nbcsports.com/nba/news/whats… – 5:14 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Chris Paul faces an uncertain future with a $30 million non-guaranteed contract, but he’s grateful for his Warriors experience the former franchise rival never could have imagined nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta… – 4:35 PM
Chris Paul faces an uncertain future with a $30 million non-guaranteed contract, but he’s grateful for his Warriors experience the former franchise rival never could have imagined nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta… – 4:35 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Chris Paul on Blake Griffin’s retirement pic.twitter.com/SDZ8ynFqT9 – 2:50 PM
Chris Paul on Blake Griffin’s retirement pic.twitter.com/SDZ8ynFqT9 – 2:50 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“I loved being there this year. Obviously, once the dust settles, we will talk. I want to see what Mike (Dunleavy, Jr.) and them are thinking,” Warriors guard Chris Paul, who has a $30M team option for next season, told @andscape. More detail on CP here: bit.ly/3Jn7v03 – 2:14 PM
“I loved being there this year. Obviously, once the dust settles, we will talk. I want to see what Mike (Dunleavy, Jr.) and them are thinking,” Warriors guard Chris Paul, who has a $30M team option for next season, told @andscape. More detail on CP here: bit.ly/3Jn7v03 – 2:14 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“I loved being there this year. Obviously, once the dust settles, we will talk. I want to see what Mike (Dunleavy, Jr.) and them are thinking,” Warriors guard Chris Paul, who has a $30M team option for next season, told @andscape. More detail on CP’s here: bit.ly/3Jn7v03 – 2:12 PM
“I loved being there this year. Obviously, once the dust settles, we will talk. I want to see what Mike (Dunleavy, Jr.) and them are thinking,” Warriors guard Chris Paul, who has a $30M team option for next season, told @andscape. More detail on CP’s here: bit.ly/3Jn7v03 – 2:12 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Asked Chris Paul what surprised him most about his season with the Warriors: “A lot of good surprises. Just a first-class organization.” – 1:20 PM
Asked Chris Paul what surprised him most about his season with the Warriors: “A lot of good surprises. Just a first-class organization.” – 1:20 PM
More on this storyline
Growing up in Los Angeles, Harden says he studied three central influences who “formed me into who I am”: Kobe Bryant for his dynamism; Paul Pierce for his physicality, stepbacks, and midrange jumpers; and Manu Ginobili—a fellow lefty—for his downhill drives, side steps, and twisting finishes at the rim. He’s still watching. Harden’s off-court reputation may be characterized by stories of late nights, but people close to him say he isn’t credited enough for how much, and how closely, he studies basketball. During Clippers bus rides, Harden has been known to find a teammate or staffer watching another game on their phone and peer over their shoulder, commenting on what he’s seeing. It has helped him build a memory bank of opponent tendencies, which has helped Harden become a trusted post defender, in particular. One longtime league talent evaluator believes that only Chris Paul is as adept at saving a possession by knowing where an opponent will place the ball, then stripping it. -via The Ringer / April 20, 2024
League sources also identify Chris Paul as a key player in the Warriors’ offseason. Paul has been a valuable veteran voice in the locker room and helped Golden State finish with the third-best bench-scoring unit in the league. -via The Ringer / April 18, 2024
Dalton Johnson: Chris Paul: “There will never be another Blake Griffin.” -via Twitter @DaltonJ_Johnson / April 17, 2024