Chris Paul agrees to deal with Clippers ahead of 21st NBA season: Reports
Longtime NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Monday that Paul will sign a one-year, $3.6 million contract with the Clippers, whom Paul played for between 2011-17.
Both Charania and Haynes reported that the 2025-26 season — Paul's 21st season in the NBA — will likely be the 12-time All-Star's last in the league.
He played with San Antonio Spurs on a 1-year, $10.9 million contract this past season.
Paul entered the offseason as an unrestricted free agent and one of the best available point guards available. In fact, after Fred VanVleet re-signed with the Houston Rockets, Paul was Yahoo Sports' top-ranked free-agent point guard.
While he's no longer a high-level scorer, Paul remains an effective floor general and distributor at 40 years old. And he's coming off his healthiest season in years. Paul played in and started each of San Antonio's 82 games last season.
Paul averaged a career-low 8.8 points per game in 2024-25. But he remained one of basketball's best playmakers with averages of 7.4 assists and 1.6 turnovers per game. When called upon to shoot, he was efficient from long distance with a 37.7% success rate on 4.5 3-point attempts per game. And the six-time steals champion remained a factor on defense while averaging 1.3 steals per game.
In short, Paul may not be what he was at his peak, which is arguably the greatest pure point guard of his generation on both sides of the ball. But he remains an impact player and one of the league's most respected veteran voices on and off the floor.
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