10 million in one year, I am willing to return to the Los Angeles Clippers! It is said that James is great, but you become more and more terrifying as you get older

The NBA may be the best in the next few years, because the heroes compete for the top spot, while young stars are rising, traditional old-school superstars have not completely fallen from the altar. Jankudu, Ka and others are still able to perform absolute core responsibilities. Harden has a bit of a look back this season. Although Westbrook has become a role player, he has also played many highlights this year's playoffs. George's personal data has declined significantly this year, but at least he has a super contract in his hand and his tactical position in the team will not change. Among these traditional stars, James is almost 41 years old. James is worthy of being the longest river in NBA history. He can still maintain a competitive state at the age of 40. Generally, stars are around 35 years old, and they are basically at the age of retirement.

In fact, there is another old star in the active league who is over 40 years old, that is Chris Paul. Everyone praised James as an immortal legend, and Paul also became more and more demonic as he got older. His career has achieved great success in honor. He was selected as the All-Star 12 times, the Best Team 11 times, the Best Team 9 times, the Best Team 5 assists + the Six Stealing King. In 2008, Paul actually had the opportunity to get an MVP, but unfortunately he lost to Kobe by a slight margin. Only one championship is missing. Even if Paul's career is complete, he has only one step away from the championship several times. In the 2018 Western Conference Finals, the Rockets, who joined forces with Paul and Harden, were reversed and eliminated by the Warriors when they got the match point first. The Rockets missed 27 consecutive three-pointers in the tiebreak battle. In the 21st finals, Paul and Booker joined forces with the Suns, who were reversed by the Bucks again while leading 2-0 in a big score, missed the championship.

In those years of the Suns, Paul was in very good condition even though he was close to 40. His best game was in the 22-year playoffs. In the first round of the G6 against the Pelicans, Paul made 14 of 14 shots and scored 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, setting a new record for the highest single-game shooting percentage of the NBA playoffs. Unexpectedly, this record was maintained by a 1.83-meter defender. Logically speaking, it should be a player at the center position, which is easier to score 100% shooting percentage. Although Paul, as the core, after joining, greatly improved the Suns' record and led the team significantly, the Suns still disliked Paul a little, thinking that he was not worthy of the contract with an annual salary of 30 million yuan at that time. At the same time, he also felt that he was too old and had no room for development. In the summer of 23, the Suns made a major decision, exchanged Paul + multiple draft picks for Bill, and Hao formed a new generation of double guns.

This change completely broke the Suns. After Paul left, the Suns have been facing an embarrassing problem in recent years. There is no qualified starting No. 1 position and no player who can control the field. The Suns think that they can win by relying solely on Booker, Bill and Durant, and they can shoot unlimitedly, but they ended in a complete failure. After leaving the Suns, Paul's tactical status has declined sharply whether he joined the Warriors in 23 years or transferred to the Spurs this season. At the same time, due to his age, injury accumulation, speed and athletic ability, his data has also dropped sharply. With the Spurs this season, Paul averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 42.7%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.7%.

So is Paul really out of gas? It is certainly not that he has extremely accurate mid-range skills. At the same time, Paul is still of great value to the championship team. After all, the ball business is super high and has rich playoff experience. Last summer, Paul signed a one-year, $10 million contract extension. This price is still applicable to him now, but the Spurs no longer need Paul because they introduced All-Star defender Fox this year. Paul became a free agent this summer offseason, and the Spurs are not expected to keep him. According to NBA reporter Marc Stein, Chris Paul is "decided" to play in Los Angeles closer to home next season, which also means he is likely to join the Lakers or the Clippers.

The two teams in Los Angeles, both the Lakers and the Clippers, have a considerable bond with Paul. If you join the Lakers, you can not only join the "Banana Boat Brothers" LeBron James, who has a close relationship with Paul for the first time, but also write a continuation of the deal that failed to join the Lakers. In 2011, Paul, who was at the Hornets at the time, was infinitely close to joining the Lakers and joining Kobe. The two sides even reached an agreement on the trading level, but in the end the deal was stopped by the league. If you join the Clippers, Paul will return to his old club and join forces with Zubac and Xiaoka to recreate the once-ever aerial city. At the same time, he will also reunite with Harden to reorganize the once-famous light bulb combination. Compared to the Lakers, Paul is probably more reliable to join the Clippers. After all, he is not very adaptable to the current Lakers. The Lakers already have Doncic and Reeves. They mainly strengthen the center in the free market during the offseason. The Clippers are more suitable for Paul, not only falling leaves return to their roots, but also have better compatibility. Do you think Paul is expected to join the Clippers?