NBA superstar reveals brutal way he found out about shock trade
Chris Paul was not anticipating to listen to he was getting traded whereas on a airplane to New York.
The 38-year-old level guard, who came upon Sunday he might get dealt to a 3rd group as a part of a commerce that’s sending Bradley Beal from the Wizards to the Suns, had a pre-scheduled interview on “Good Morning America” on Monday to debate his new memoir, “Sixty-One,” and was requested in regards to the commerce by Michael Strahan, who stated he was shocked to listen to the news.
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“I was surprised, too,” Paul answered with a smile.
“I found out on the plane yesterday flying here for this. You know, in this league, anything can happen. So, you just figure out what’s next.”
George Stephanopoulos then requested Paul, “You literally found out on the plane?”
“Absolutely,” Paul replied.
News broke Sunday afternoon that Washington could be buying and selling Beal, a three-time All-Star capturing guard, to Phoenix to type a brand new Big 3 with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker.
Paul and Landry Shamet, together with a number of second-round picks and choose swaps, had been initially reported to be heading to the Wizards, although a part of the explanation the commerce isn’t finalised is a 3rd group may very well be introduced in to get Paul to a contender.
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According to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, the 12-time All-Star is “likely” to get despatched to a 3rd group, and the Clippers, one in every of Paul’s former groups, are anticipated to be within the combine.
Paul spent six seasons with the Clippers from 2011-17, and whereas Los Angeles made the playoffs in every of these six years, the group didn’t make it previous the second spherical throughout that stretch.
After spending two seasons with the Rockets and one with the Thunder, Paul was traded to the Suns in 2020 and made his first NBA Finals look through the 2020-21 season.
The Suns misplaced to the Bucks in six video games, and adopted that with a second-round exit by the hands of the Mavericks final yr and a second-round ouster by the eventual-champion Nuggets this season.
Teams wish to make strikes quick with the 2023 NBA Draft set for Thursday, and NBA free company set to start on June 30.
This story initially appeared on the New York Post and has been reposted with permission
