After being waived by the Warriors, Chris Paul joined the free agency market. But he didn’t have to stay in the market for long as the Spurs bagged the 12-time NBA All-Star. Chris Paul signed a one-year, $11 million deal with Gregg Popovich’s side, meaning the Point God will now join Victor Wembanyama.
The partnership between CP3 and Wemby has created a lot of buzz, and former Lakers center Dwight Howard is involved. Sharing his excitement about the move, DH12 wrote, “I like cp3 with the spurs, Wemby gone win the scoring title,” on his X (formerly known as Twitter) handle.
Chris Paul made 58 appearances last season for the Warriors, with only 18 as a starter. Despite scoring a career-low 9.2 points per game, Paul’s veteran experience can be significant to the Spurs’ young roster.
Chris Paul described how impressed he was with Victor Wembanyama, and now both will be teammates, giving renewed hope to the Spurs side.
Chris Paul Talked About Victor Wembanyama
When Wembanyama came to the league as the first draft pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, expectations were sky-high. He lived up to that with a historic debut season, bagging the Rookie Of The Year award and making the NBA All-Defense team.
Impressed by the Frenchman, Chris Paul said, “Wemby is different, and he’s the guy you’re talking about after the game. Wemby is the guy that, after the game in the locker room, we all were talking about playing against him. We literally all had to change how we shot a little bit,” during a recent episode of the Pat McAfee show.
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Wemby’s 8-foot wingspan comes into the play defensively, averaging 3.6 blocks per game. Many have envisioned great things for Wemby after his impressive rookie season. With an adept ball-handler like Paul, Wemby will improve next season. The Spurs can still change the roster, given their salary cap flexibility.
