Chris Paul Clippers Future: Buyout, Trade, or Retirement?
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1.Los angeles Clippers’ Struggles (as of this article)
* Kawhi Leonard’s Impact: The Clippers are significantly worse when Kawhi Leonard plays (3-8 record) compared to when he’s out (2-8 record). He has missed 10 games.
* Other Key Players’ Health: james Harden adn Ivica Zubac have been remarkably healthy, missing only one game combined.
* Standings Situation: Despite a better Pythagorean record than the Kings, Pelicans, Jazz, and Mavericks, the Clippers are still only 11th in the Western Conference.
* Play-In Tournament Outlook: They are 3 games back of 10th and 5 games back of 8th. Even a best-case scenario requires winning multiple play-in games to reach the playoffs, where they’d likely face the Oklahoma City Thunder.
2. Chris Paul’s Potential Legacy (if he doesn’t get picked up by a team)
* Historical Significance: Chris Paul has been involved in many pivotal NBA moments.
* Key Career Events Mentioned:
* New orleans Hornets relocation to Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina.
* The trade to the Lakers that was vetoed by David Stern (acting as hornets owner).
* The trade to the Clippers that formed “Lob City” with blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan.
* The Donald Sterling scandal and his ban from the NBA.
Additional Notes:
* The article includes a promotional section for Shams Charania’s ESPN news alerts.
* The article is broken up by a horizontal rule, indicating a shift in topic from the Clippers to Chris Paul.
* The text includes hyperlinks to related ESPN articles for further reading.
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