N/P Chris Paul opts out, becomes FA (1 Viewer)

[TenTwo]

https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews....ffin-chris-paul-free-agents/story?id=48245471

Where do you think he'll end up? He passed up a ton of moon money to stay a Clipper. Is there any chance he comes back to NOLA?

 

[Moon]

Come home CP3!!!!

 

[VoodooChild85]

I think it comes down to Nola and San Antonio

 

[SaintfromOZ]

AD, Boogie and CP3.... sounds and looks good to me

 

[Defsoundz]

He was in his prime here, I really hope he comes back and finish where it all started.

 

[rsmith2783]

We will forgive him!

 

[Domefan504]

Does not look good

https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2017/...rleans-pelicans-los-angeles-clippers-contract

Sounding more and more like the Spurs if they can release Aldridge.

 

[NotOnHerb]

CP3 and Cousins really don't like each other to the tune that Cousins pegged him with a basketball on the court. Don't think we are even in the conversation.

 

[BIGRON]

He probably opt- out so that he can re-sign with the Clippers for the big money.

 

[Domefan504]

Traded to Rockets per Wojo.

 

[PayOrPlay]

Clipper fans (yes, there are some) are in something like shock this afternoon, feeling that the Clippers Curse has survived the Don Sterling era and has returned to the franchise. Bill Plaschke in the L.A. Times writes:

In a star-driven town, the Clippers were forced to give up their biggest star for no stars, some nice players but nobody even guaranteed to be on the team after this season. This was not a basketball deal, it was damage control. This was not a trade made with promise, but in pain. If Chris Paul was indeed the face of the Clippers, his final expression was a sneer. . . .

Paul was the guy they were going to keep. Paul was the guy they viewed as their cornerstone. He’s 32, he’s still one of the best players in the league, and he was universally loved throughout Clipper Nation.

From all reports, Paul didn’t like the idea of playing with Griffin, no longer loved playing for Doc Rivers, and generally didn’t think the organization was moving in the right direction. . . . Bottom line, Paul apparently just didn’t like playing here despite six years of statements to the contrary, and what does that say about the future of the franchise?

Think about it. A great NBA player has just walked away from a team whose braintrust includes one of the NBA’s richest owners in Steve Ballmer, one of the league’s greatest minds in Jerry West, and a championship coach in Rivers. If all this is not good enough for Chris Paul, how is it going to be good enough for other stars? Now that he’s scorched the earth behind him, how many top free agents would be dying to take his place?

Chris Paul's exit leaves a hole in the heart of Clipper Nation - LA Times