Warriors Waiving Chris Paul

The Golden State Warriors are waiving veteran point guard Chris Paul, making him an unrestricted free agent, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report/TNT.

Paul is expected to draw interest from the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and San Antonio Spurs.

The Warriors did look at trading his contract before waiving him, as relayed recently by Marc Stein of The Stein Line.

“The Warriors, league sources say, have continued to explore their trade options with Paul’s trade-friendly contract in conjunction with Wednesday’s draft as well as the prospect of pushing the Friday deadline into July if Paul is amenable to that amendment (as covered here previously). Count on Paul’s situation being one of the prime topics raised Monday afternoon when Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. holds a pre-draft news conference — after Dunleavy, of course, is quizzed on free-agent-to-be Klay Thompson‘s future with the only team Thompson has ever known.

“I keep hearing that Paul, if he actually makes to free agency at some point, would draw interest from the Clippers as well as the Lakers. Paul’s desire to play as close to his L.A.-based family as possible is well-known, but I’m told interest in bringing him to the Lakers might not be unanimous within the organization despite Paul’s well-chronicled friendship with LeBron James.”

Paul appeared in 58 games for the Warriors in 2023-24. He averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists while shooting 44.1% from the field, 37.1% from beyond the arc and 82.7% from the free-throw line. 

Paul has career averages of 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 9.4 assists. He’s one of the best point guards in NBA history. 

A future Hall of Famer, Paul played for the Clippers from 2011-12 to 2016-17.