Free to commit where he wanted to following his contract with San Antonio, 40 -year -old Chris Paul announced that he was ready to play a 21st and last season in the NBA.
Behind LeBron James (40 years and 6 months), who signed for a new season in Lakers, and PJ Tucker (40 years and 2 months), who has another year of contract with New York, he is the third older player still active in the NBA. Chris Paul was born one day after PJ Tucker, and like the strong winger of the Knicks, he intends to play next season in the big league. The leader, at the end of the contract since June 30 with San Antonio, announced Sunday that he wanted to play a 21st and last season in the NBA.
“I plan to play another year at the maximumHe said on the sidelines of a film festival in Miami. I just finished my 20th season and it is already a privilege in itself. But I spent more than half of my life in the NBA, and it is a chance, except that we do not catch up with them these years, with children and the family. My grandmother, who watches me play every time … I can’t spend moments with her, I can’t hug her. No more than my uncles and aunts. (I can’t do it) as much as I would like. »»
What is Paul’s eighth franchise?
Drafted by New Orleans in fourth position in 2005, “CP3” experienced seven franchises in his career: New Orleans from 2005 to 2011, Clippers from 2011 to 2017, Houston from 2017 to 2019, Oklahoma City in 2019-20, Phoenix from 2020 to 2023, Golden State in 2023-24 and therefore San Antonio in 2024-25 The oldest to start 82 regular season games, erasing a 22 -year -old record (John Stockton in Utah), for 8.8 points and 7.4 passes on average in 28 minutes. It remains to be seen where he will play next fall.
The Clippers, Phoenix and Milwaukee would be interested in particular. Perhaps an opportunity to win a first title, he who had bowed in the final with the Suns against the Bucks in 2021?
