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Twelve-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul has agreed to a deal with the LA Clippers for his expected final, 21st NBA season, CAA's Steven Heumann, Ty Sullivan and Jessica Holtz told ESPN. Details of the deal were not immediately known.
Paul, 40, had multiple suitors, but the 12-time All-Star chose the contending Clippers and their shared history in Los Angeles.
Paul, who was selected fourth overall by the New Orleans Hornets in 2005 and was the NBA's Rookie of the Year that season, has 12,499 assists and 2,717 steals in his career -- second all-time in both categories.
He becomes the latest veteran addition to the Clippers, who also have added shooting guard Bradley Beal, power forward John Collins and center Brook Lopez this offseason. They also have created salary cap flexibility so they can be opportunistic in the next two summers to potentially go after stars.
BetUS had the Clippers with 20-1 odds of winning the 2026 NBA Championship (13th shortest) ahead of the news.
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