Clippers, Suns Remain Interested In Chris Paul, Who Rebuffed Interest From Hornets

According to NBA insiders Jake Fischer and Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns remain interested in Chris Paul. 

One of the best point guards in NBA history, Paul rebuffed interest from the Charlotte Hornets. 

“As we’ve been writing for weeks now, Paul’s preference is to play as close to his Los Angeles base as possible if he returns for a 21st NBA season,” Fischer and Stein wrote. “League sources say that both the Suns and the Clippers continue to weigh the prospect of reuniting with Paul.

“Yet it remains unclear what happens if a deal with neither of those previous employers materializes for the 40-year-old. Paul has already rebuffed an approach from his home-state Charlotte Hornets earlier in free agency and likewise has interest from Milwaukee but has shown little inclination to this point to consider overtures from Eastern Conference teams.”

Paul is an unrestricted free agent. He will not re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs. 

A top 75 player of all time, Paul played in all 82 games for the Spurs last season. He averaged 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists while shooting 42.7% from the field, 37.7% from beyond the arc and 92.4% from the free-throw line. 

A 12-time All-Star, Paul has played for the New Orleans Hornets, Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Suns, Golden State Warriors and Spurs. He has career averages of 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 9.2 assists.

The Clippers lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in seven games, while the Suns missed the postseason. 

Phoenix traded Kevin Durant to Houston for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and six draft picks.