After the 20th season, Chris Paul says he would play “at most, one year” more in the NBA
Chris Paul turned 40 in May, but it is more than he held his last season with the San Antonio Spurs. In fact, the guard of the decorated point was only one of the three players of the team to take the field for all 82 games of the regular season. He also started all of them.
Paul cut in 8.8 points and 7.4 assists per game while shooting 42.7% from the field and 37.7% from 3.
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The All-Star 12 times could continue playing in his 40 years if he wishes.
Paul was asked of his time sequence of retirement in a recent interview with Jemele Hill at the American Black Film Festival in Miami.
“I think it is right to say that, even if you are playing at a high level, you are in the twilight of your NBA career,” Hill said. “So how long are you going to play?”
“At most, a year,” Paul said with a slight laugh. “I just finished my 20th season, which is a blessing in itself. I have been to the NBA for more than half of my life, which is a blessing. But in recent years I do not come back with your children, with your family.”
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Paul continued: “My grandmother, who looks every single game that I play every single night, those moments, I can’t see it and hug her, together with all my uncles and aunts as I would like.”
Paul is a free agent without restrictions for the second consecutive summer. The last time, he signed a one -year contract from $ 10 million with the Spurs.
In the end he connected to the head of the Hall of Fame Gregg Popovich, he also had the opportunity to play with the debutant NBA in charge of the year, the center of 7 feet-3 Victor Wembanyama.
A return to the playoffs was achievable for San Antonio, who had to look at the post-installation from home from the 2019-2020 season.
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But Popovich has undergone a slight nine -day stroke in the season, leaving the place to Mitch Johnson, head of coach of time transformed full -time. And Wembanyama has lost the second half of the season after being diagnosed with a blood clot in the right shoulder.
Although it exudes with the potential-thanks to the debutant of the NBA of this year, at the castle of Stephon and the acquisition of the expiry of the Aron Fox-LE SPRS have finished 34-48 and did not even have the play-in tournament of the Western Conference.
Paul has remained grateful for his opportunity to play for the organization, but he should look elsewhere in the free agency while San Antonio tilts into his young and talented backcourt, which now also includes number 2 in general Dylan Harper.
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Paul told Hill at the time of the interview that he does not yet know his plan for the next season.
He played for seven franchises and, even if an NBA championship has escaped his curriculum, he collected a list of successes, including 11 all-nba selections and nine NBA all-defensive team nods. In addition, Paul guided the League in assist five times and steals six times.
Paul began his career with the New Orleans Hornets, so he played since 2005-11. Since then he has played for the Los Angeles Clippers (2011-17), Houston Rockets (2017-19), Oklahoma City Thunder (2019-2020), Phoenix Suns (2020-23), Golden State Warriors (2023-24) and San Antonio Spurs (2024-25).
It has an average of 17 points, 9.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2 thefts per game in his career.