The Washington Wizards and Golden State are finalizing a commerce that may ship Chris Paul to the Warriors in change for Jordan Poole and picks, ESPN and The Athletic reported Thursday.
The Warriors would additionally ship a protected first-round choose in 2030 and a second-rounder in 2027, per the studies. The Wizards are additionally getting second-year participant Ryan Rollins.
The Wizards acquired Paul within the commerce that despatched Bradley Beal to Phoenix. The Wizards, as anticipated, are flipping Paul, although the Los Angeles Clippers had been rumored to be the highest bidder for the 38-year-old level guard who has been traded 5 occasions earlier than the newest potential deal to Golden State.
Paul averaged 13.9 factors, 8.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals throughout 59 begins for the Suns in 2022-23. He has profession averages of 17.9 factors, 9.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and a pair of.1 steals in 1,214 video games with the New Orleans Hornets (2005-11), Clippers (2011-17), Houston Rockets (2017-19), Oklahoma City Thunder (2019-20) and Suns (2020-23).
Paul led the NBA in assists simply two seasons in the past when he averaged 10.8 per contest in his second marketing campaign with the Suns.
Poole, 24, averaged a career-high 20.4 factors final season in 82 video games (43 begins). He’s averaging 15.8 factors per sport in 4 seasons since being chosen No. 28 total within the 2019 draft.
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