Chris Paul doesn't have much time left in the NBA. At 40 years old, much like anyone else, Paul has plenty of miles on his odometer. He's impressively good enough to still play at an NBA level, but not much longer.
There's no timetable for how much longer he will play before he retires, but he knows it's coming. All that remains is knowing where his last destination will be. Paul could try to play for a title team or try to play closer to home. Or potentially both.
Paul himself honestly admitted where he wants to play before his retirement during his appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show." In short, he wants to play where his family lives.
Paul revealed that he wants to play closer to his family because he's played away from them for so long. Note that his family lives in Los Angeles.
"I talked to my family about it," Paul said. "My son is 16. My daughter is 12. The past six seasons, I have lived without them. I've been away from them for the last six years. That's the conversation."
Paul didn't reveal which Los Angeles-based team he wanted to play for, but Los Angeles Lakers fans had strong reactions to Paul's desire to play in LA.
"Lakers for the minimum and can play with his buddy Lebron," said one.
"CP3 on the vet min to be the backup to Luka," said another. "Can also help Austin improve more on his playmaking."
"Vet min right there for the takin," one added. "Even at his age he would be way more productive than Gabe Vincent has in the last 2 seasons."
These reactions have continued to come in.
"If you trade Gabe you get CP as a back up ball handling PG," said one. "If we can get him for the minimum you do it. His relationship with JJ and Bron. Plus he’s Rondo like. Competitive and will hold Luka and Bron accountable during the season. And he can still be a pest on the court."
"Welcome to the lakers," said another.
Paul was traded to the Lakers before the league vetoed it in 2011. He was then traded to the Clippers, with whom he played from 2011 to 2017.
