Chris Paul is heading back to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Los Angeles Lakers let him go without a real fight. And honestly, that was the right move for the franchise.
For years, the idea of CP3 in a Lakers jersey felt inevitable. He is close friends with LeBron James, has history in Los Angeles, and once came a commissioner’s signature away from calling the Lakers arena “home”. That dream, if it ever made sense, definitely did not make sense now.
Letting Chris Paul walk was a strategic and unselfish move
This version of Paul, a man who just turned 40 years old and clearly in the final chapter of his career, does not match what the Lakers need heading into the 2025-26 NBA season.