Paul to sign with Spurs, play with Wembanyama: reports

Paul to sign with Spurs, play with Wembanyama: reports

Veteran point guard Chris Paul is set to sign with the San Antonio Spurs, according to multiple reports.

Paul, 39, spent one season with the Warriors, who acquired him before last season in the Jordan Poole trade. The transaction amounted to a salary dump for the Warriors, with Paul’s contract now coming off the books.

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Paul’s agreed-upon deal with the Spurs is worth at least $11 million for one year.

Paul became a free agent on Sunday when the Warriors waived him. They agreed to move his contract guarantee date back a couple days while searching for a possible trade, but none materialized.

In San Antonio for his 20th NBA season, the 12-time All-Star will team up with 20-year-old phenom Victor Wembanyama. Before Wembanyama became the league’s Rookie of the Year, Paul watched him play in an exhibition against the G League Ignite.

“To see him putting it all together and to know the type of work ethic…and hear how they talk about him around here is pretty cool, too,” Paul said after the Warriors beat the Spurs in San Antonio on March 11.

In that win, Paul started in place of Steph Curry and logged 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists — among his best performances of the season. He still has game.

For the Warriors, Paul accepted a bench role for the first time in his career, but has a good chance to start for the Spurs. San Antonio struggled at the point guard position last year, experimenting with Jeremy Sochan as the lead guard.

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