Chris Paul averaged 8.8 points and 7.4 assists over 82 games with San Antonio last season.
Chris Paul is returning to Los Angeles, according to multiple reports.
The 40-year-old guard and 12-time All-Star has agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal with the LA Clippers. Paul previously played with LA for six seasons from 2011-17.
Twelve-time All-Star Chris Paul has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, CAA’s Steven Heumann, Ty Sullivan and Jessica Holtz told ESPN. Paul had multiple suitors, but chose the contending Clippers and their shared history in L.A. for his likely final, 21st NBA season. pic.twitter.com/qC640MFFeI
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 21, 2025
BREAKING: Future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul has reached an agreement to return to the Los Angeles Clippers on a one-year, $3.6 million deal, league sources tell me. pic.twitter.com/Bh7HRybVxV
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 21, 2025
Paul, who ranks 2nd all-time in assists and steals, has played for the Rockets, Thunder, Suns, Warriors and Spurs over the last eight seasons.
Paul averaged averaged 8.8 points and 7.4 assists with San Antonio last season. He made history as the first player to ever make 82 starts this deep into a career, becoming just one of three players to have a season with 82 appearances at his age. John Stockton did it in the seasons where he turned 39 and 40, and Michael Jordan turned 39 in his final season while playing in all 82 games and starting 67 of them.
NBA.com will have more on this developing story soon. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
