Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was surprised when he heard the Golden State Warriors acquired Chris Paul. The Warriors, who lost to the Lakers in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, traded Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards for Paul.
“Yeah, that was random,” Reaves said about the Paul trade on the Fullsend Podcast. “Me and my brother had kid camp back home, basketball camp, and one of the coaches that was there, he like ran across the gym and told me. And I was like, ‘You’re probably looking at the wrong.’ I think there’s like Buttcrack Sports or something that always puts out false stuff, but he was like, ‘No.’ So I don’t know, that one’s, that was strange.”
One of the best point guards in NBA history, Paul averaged 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists last season for the Phoenix Suns while shooting 44.0% from the field, 37.5% from beyond the arc and 83.1% from the free-throw line. CP3 and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry have already worked out together.
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The Suns traded Paul to the Wizards in the Bradley Beal trade and then Washington dealt him to Golden State. Paul was on a plane to New York when Phoenix traded him. He was then playing basketball at his gym in North Carolina when the Warriors acquired him.
The Warriors now have four future Hall of Famers on the roster in Curry, Draymond Green, Paul and Klay Thompson. It’s going to be very fascinating to see how many games Golden State wins next NBA season.
Paul is 38 and no longer a superstar in the NBA. However, he can focus on passing with the Warriors since Curry, Thompson and Andrew Wiggins will be the primary scorers. It’s unknown if Paul will start or come off the bench for the Warriors.
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The Lakers were interested in signing Paul had he become an unrestricted free agent. After the Warriors acquired Paul, the Lakers re-signed D’Angelo Russell and signed Gabe Vincent. Los Angeles is expected to start Russell, Reaves, Rui Hachimura, LeBron James and Anthony Davis next season.
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