Phoenix has received a “flurry” of trade calls regarding Chris Paul after the rest of the NBA discovered that the Suns wouldn’t be waiving the future Hall of Famer, at least not yet, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on NBA Countdown (YouTube link).
“There are teams that would like to see if they could stack up enough contracts to take on (Paul’s cap hit) for this season and keep him, perhaps even flip him at the trade deadline.
“There are other teams who would trade for him and treat it like salary-cap savings,” Wojnarowski said. “They would not guarantee his contract before that June 28 deadline, and then he would become a free agent.”
As Wojnarowski noted, Paul’s $30.8MM contract for 2023/24 is only partially guaranteed for $15.8MM at the moment, but will become fully guaranteed if he’s not waived on or before June 28.
If Paul does reach free agency, Wojnarowki once again cites the Lakers and Clippers as teams that would have interest in pursuing the veteran point guard. However, he also adds two new clubs — the Knicks and the Warriors — to the list of Paul’s possible free agency suitors.
The Suns are reportedly exploring three options regarding Paul: Trading him; waiving him and perhaps re-signing him (which is far from a guarantee, since he would be free to sign with any team); and waiving him and then using the stretch provision to spread out his $15.8MM partial guarantee over five years (he would be ineligible to re-sign with Phoenix in that scenario).
For what it’s worth, new head coach Frank Vogel recently said he’s “very interested” in working with Paul next season, as Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic relays.
“I think he’s got a great opportunity to win a championship,” Vogel said in a SiriusXM NBA Radio interview Friday with hosts Amin Elhassan and Eddie Johnson, who does color commentary for the Suns. “I know he’s very motivated by that and I’m very motivated to be the guy that helps him get there. I’m very interested in coaching Chris and Chris being back with us. I’ve communicated that to him. There’s just that, an intangible piece that you cannot overlook when you’re talking about a guy like Chris Paul, right?“
This is the Lakers we will do a sign and trade with D’Lo for Chris. Click I can’t believe they just hung up on us.
Would make even less sense the call being made considering everything especially the financials
They are more likely pressing teams with 30 mill ready to move in hand or some open cap like SAS. They are not looking to hard cap w a S&T either (DLo)
Marcus Morris Covington Coffey can be swapped here, maybe they really like Jordon Poole? I always thought a trade made most sense for their on court value but your going to have to follow the money here to make your storylines fit. Phx is also playing their hand face up so getting much better than that Clips deal isnt going to happen – Maybe Dougie McBuckets and Graham from Sas
i just don’t see GSW wanting to take on any payroll. If they traded Poole in the deal they would want some more coming back that could help in the future. That would be a salary dump trade. i see other teams that can make the Suns a better offer for Chris Paul.
Jordan Poole is better than Chris Paul in 2024 and well beyond though. CP3 noticeably fell off a cliff in the second half. He’s old as dirt. Hes not going to be the same guy next year.
Stop acting like Poole is useless challenge for posters on here: impossible difficulty. A guy isnt useless if he averages more PPG every year and hits multiple buzzer beaters in the NBA Finals. Kerr also has been very unclear with his role, he’s a pure SG and Kerr made him play the point too much. The 3 guard lineup is just worthless. It works with GP2 and no one else. Kerr thinks white Donte was the same as GP2 smh.
(I wrote that last part on purpose btw, I know and love all my fans on here!)
Its not a matter of whoes better ofc Poole is, its the contract
Thought that was obv but should state so in GSW articles as you guys are still very green to all this
What are you saying here? No two players have been slandered more up and down these comment sections over the last season than Draymond Green and Jordan Poole. Hard to forget they are both actually an elite players who just had an off year (Poole more than Dray) after winning a title, its happened before to others and they all rebound the next one.
Honestly not a bad idea but would have to add more
Is there a pool yet on what his injury will be next postseason?
Love CP3, but not sure about the Knicks.
CP3 and Lebron? GSW will be winning the title next year.
If that happens then they are all sell outs
Yup, they will be selling out every single game both home and road.
“Sell outs” LMAO bro, its the NBA, not a basement punk show!!!
Zero chance.
The Lakers aren’t trading LeBron. The only way they would is if he demanded it, which he’s shown no signs of doing. If we want to consider some fictional universe where that happens, that trade is painful for Golden State. There is no way they have enough in the cupboards to acquire both James and Paul.
Do you think your own owner would even want to do that after all of the reports he was the one pushing to build the team on two timelines?
Two timelines? They blew up that plan last year when they traded Wiseman, catch up.
I think every word you just wrote is pure cope. “Painful for GSW” nope its gunna be Wiggins and picks and thats it. Bro, Bron is 39 next year, his trade value isnt what you think it is.
They didn’t “blow up” that plan last year simply by trading Wiseman. Unless you know Lacob personally, and can tell me otherwise, many reports I saw said Lacob was loathe to do it. They didn’t deal Kuminga and Moody, though. Oh, and Bob Myers left. Any guesses as to the speculation why?
If you think you’re getting LeBron -39, or not- for Wiggins and picks, I don’t know what to tell you. Lol. It’s not happening. The Warriors first round picks are all going to be so late that someone would easily beat that offer IF the Lakers were to deal LeBron.
If anything, I think your Warriors get younger while rolling with the stars they have. Owners typically tend to get what they want, and anyone not onboard is often shown the door.
I can see and mostly agree with your first and third paragraphs, but the middle one is all 100% conjecture by both of us. Neither of us can say 100% its never happening, we always see otherwise – CP3 was NEVER going to GSW if you asked the peanut gallery in here, but lo and behold here they are, being tied to him in an article on here a mere few days later.
I dont care either way as long as Curry is here and Lacob isnt doing broke boy activities, I am happy with whatever they do as long as it means a ring. I would prefer to never have to watch a Steve Kerr coached game ever again, but we do have 4-2 from that (should be 8-0 tho if it was any other coach, yes both times they got eliminated by the Lakers they likely would have gone all the way). Kerr lost them the title this year, no doubt. Benching Kuminga vs the Lakers for no reason was ludicrously bad. Inexcusably.
How are they going to get Chris paul? There is no way they can get him unless he is bought out and sign a vet minimum which I do not see ever happening.
You asked a question and then answered it, then tacked on your own opinion at the end as if its fact, which it isnt. Interesting take lol
I can see the Bulls in on this and DD and Vooch on the move for CP3 and Ayton.
Vooch would be a sign-and-trade candidate and DD being moved would allows Williams to play SF.
DD at SF makes sense along with Vooch replacing Ayton at Center for the Suns.
Doubt suns will do it DD will not help spread the floor for KD and booker and DD and Vooch are average at best defenders .
The Bulls aren’t interested in CP3. Cp3 is 38 years old. If CP3 were any good then the Suns would keep him.
No no no …. not the Knicks. Stop it
First why would you wave him. When he obviously has trade value.
But I get using his money to sign a younger player. If he does get waved. He should go end it with Clippers ….
Who knows they both might have some good luck this time.
I just want these Finals over so we can see angry Curry 2024 going 16-0 in the playoffs. No mercy era starts the second the finals end.
Jokic is nice though, as a Curry fan I dont understand the big mans game at all but Im glad he’s out there and we were really robbed of that playoff matchup, as the Warriors matched up way better with Denver, plus going through the defending champs means more to players than running over a washed up Lakers.
CP3 to the NYK? Seriously? I realize that it’s incumbent upon the media to mention the Knicks whenever a name player is potentially available, but even that practice has to have limits. This one doesn’t pass the laugh test. Yes, Rose was CP3’s agent for years; that might mean that one day CP3 might work for or with Rose, it doesn’t mean both want to do something stupid, merely to do it together.
None of those teams except the Clippers would make sense but I don’t know if even the Clippers have the assets to trade. The Heat would make sense because Lowry is completely done and they are in win-now mode.
See below. Those teams make sense for free agency, not for trade indeed.
Heat could be a trade destination, but it would basically mean having a guaranteed 30 million from Lowry instead of 15.8 million of Paul.
I see the logic for Miami but think Suns could do better. Suns could maybe get some cash and picks for taking on Lowry, but that’s not what they are looking for in their win-now mode…
But who knows Miami ends up getting Paul for Lowry, but with Lowry going to a third team. But unlikely.
Many of you guys are reading it wrong.
IF Paul reaches free agency, then he could go to Lakers, Clippers, Warriors or Knicks.
Those teams aren’t likely to take on Paul’s salary. Could be a reasonably good yet unwanted/overpriced contract, potentially with a third team taking on Paul.
An interesting trade partner could be Brooklyn.
Joe Harris ($19.9MM), Dorian Finney-Smith ($13.9MM) and O’Neale ($9.5MM) are announced to be available for trade.
And I assume Simmons ($37.8MM) is also available as are Dinwidde ($20.4MM)
and Mills ($6.8MM).
Many trade pieces, but I think it would be a mistake for Nets to trade for Paul. They need someone that better fits the timeline with Irving and Durant gone.
And maybe even duck below the tax line to reset the repeater tax count?
The Nets are in a great position to get better in a hurry. Why would the Nets want to junk up their roster and money position with an over the hill player?