Things continue to move in Phoenix, and not just a little. After the recent change of coach, the Suns of new owner Mat Ishbia have decided to separate from Chris Paul, just like that without warning!
As we approach Game 3 of the NBA Finals, a big break has just fallen on the basketball planet. It is signed Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report : Chris Paul, the point guard named 12 times All-Star during his career, has just been cut by the Phoenix Suns.
OH WOW. CHRIS PAUL CUT BY THE SUNS?!
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 7, 2023
If we knew that the future of CP3 on the side of Arizona represented a question mark (it spoke of a potential transfer…), we did not expect such an end. Not like that, not in such a brutal way. In particular because from a contractual point of view, there remained two years of contract at Point God with Phoenix. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that only 15 of his $30 million was guaranteed for next season, and that his salary for the 2024-25 season (also 30 million) was not guaranteed at all. This means that the Suns will only have 15 million to pay, an amount that they could spread over several years to limit the impact on the payroll during the coming season, and thus generate a little margin to recruit.
To sum up, the Phoenix franchise prefers to pay CP3 for nothing rather than keep it, and that’s hot.
Chris Paul will be free to sign wherever he pleases this summer, as a free agent.
If there are obviously uncertainties about his health, it remains CP3.
Several teams in position contender will try to recover it to allow him to get this damn ring.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 7, 2023
So of course, Chris Paul wasn’t really the Point God anymore this season, who showed real signs of decline (13.9 points and 8.9 average assists at 44% shooting) before finishing the Playoffs in the infirmary for a groin injury. Do not forget that the leader has 38 brooms today and that the end is seriously approaching. But still, it’s brutal when you know that CP3 was one of the main reasons for the return to the forefront of the Cactus in recent seasons.
Arrived in Phoenix for the 2020-21 season, he helped the Suns take a very big step to become one of the best teams in the West, and even participate in the NBA Finals in 2021 against the Bucks. Phoenix has failed to return to the big stage since, and CP3’s decline is one of the reasons. But with the rise of Devin Booker and the recent arrival of Kevin Durant, we could see him continuing in a limited role in Arizona.
Obviously, the owner Mat Ishbia – very active since his arrival at the head of the franchise at the end of 2022 – did not have the same vision as us. And now, several questions arise. First: who will be the starting point guard for the Suns next year? And then: where will Chris Paul bounce to try to finally get a first NBA title?
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Source texte : Bleacher Report
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) June 7, 2023
2023-06-07 21:43:00
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