Chris Paul, Clippers finally part ways in three-team trade involving Raptors and Nets

Chris Paul, the 40-year-old aboriginal Hall of Fame constituent guard, is heading to the eighth NBA squad of his vocation aft a three-team commercialized connected Wednesday.

But it mightiness beryllium short-lived.

Paul is heading to the Toronto Raptors arsenic portion of a three-team woody involving his Los Angeles Clippers and the Brooklyn Nets.

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Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers talks to a teammate during the 2nd 4th against the Cleveland Cavaliers astatine Rocket Arena connected Nov. 23, 2025 successful Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Clippers 120-105. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

The afloat commercialized is arsenic follows, per ESPN:

• Raptors: Chris Paul and Ochai Agbaji
• Nets: 2032 Raptors second-round prime and currency considerations

The Raptors, however, volition not necessitate Paul to study to the team, and they could inactive determination him elsewhere earlier the 3 p.m. NBA commercialized deadline connected Thursday.

This was a woody that helped some sides cleanable things up connected the books, particularly the Clippers, aft they amazingly parted ways backmost successful December.

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It was connected Dec. 3 erstwhile Paul confirmed connected his societal media that the 2 sides did not spot oculus to eye, and ESPN reported Paul was not connected speaking presumption with caput manager Ty Lue anterior to leaving the team.

Paul aboriginal told People that helium was "at peace" with his decision, and looked guardant to immoderate happens next. He played conscionable 16 games with the Clippers this season, averaging lone 2.9 points and 3.3 assists per game.

Now, Paul, who plans to discontinue astatine the extremity of this season, possibly wants to articulation a contender looking to marque a propulsion toward the playoffs.

Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers jogs disconnected the tribunal during the archetypal 4th against the Dallas Mavericks astatine Intuit Dome connected Nov. 29, 2025 successful Inglewood, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Agbaji played successful 42 games for the Raptors this season, averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds successful his clip disconnected the bench. He besides made 13 starts for Toronto.

Paul is simply a 12-time All-Star and a franchise fable for the Clippers, which is wherefore this unceremonious extremity was hard to fathom for fans. He spent 7 of his 21 years successful Los Angeles, averaging 18.2 points, 9.6 assists and 2.1 steals per crippled implicit 409 contests.

But Paul’s stardom successful the NBA began with the Hornets, archetypal successful Oklahoma City earlier the franchise relocated to New Orleans. He spent six seasons with the Hornets earlier moving to the Clippers.

After the Clippers, Paul recovered a location with the Houston Rockets for the 2017-18 season, spending 2 years determination earlier jumping backmost to Oklahoma City, this clip with their existent franchise, the Thunder.

Chris Paul of the LA Clippers looks connected during the archetypal fractional of a hoops crippled against the Charlotte Hornets astatine Spectrum Center connected Nov. 22, 2025 successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty Images)

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Paul went with the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs this past play earlier returning to the West Coast with the Clippers.

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