A championship is the only thing missing from Chris Paul‘s Hall of Fame resume, but the Suns guard may be running out of time to get one, writes Doug Haller of The Athletic. Paul will turn 38 next month, and his contract for 2023-24 is only 50 percent guaranteed at $15.4M.
While the acquisition of Kevin Durant in February put Phoenix among the favorites in the West, there is a chance this could be Paul’s last year with the team.
The veteran point guard said Saturday that he’s trying to block out those concerns, focusing only on the playoff challenges that lie ahead.
“For me, I’m going to compete day-in and day-out. And right now we got a one-track mind, and that’s to focus on Game 1 against the Clippers,’’ he said. “All that other stuff, that ain’t it right now.”
Paul addressed the championship issue after the Suns were eliminated last spring, Haller adds, saying that it bothered him more earlier in his career but now feels fortunate to have been able to play at a high level for so long. Now that playoff season is here again, he’s ready to go all out.
“When you play for a while and it doesn’t go the way you want it to, you basically wait a whole year for another opportunity at it,’’ he said. “It starts now.”
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