Why a reunion with former team makes sense for Chris Paul

Paul even explained that his family may have the final say in his decision about where to wrap up his career. 

“The more years that go by, it’s more conversations with my family, with my kids,” Paul said. “They have a lot of say so. They got a lot of input.”

Despite stints in Houston, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Golden State and most recently in San Antonio, Paul's wife and his kids have remained located in Los Angeles since his Clippers departure in 2017. 

A second Clippers tenure may be in Paul's best interest if he wants to play for a contender while simultaneously being close to his family. 

From a Los Angeles perspective, bringing back Paul for a farewell tour of sorts would accomplish several positive things for the franchise. It would elicit good faith with their fans, increase interest, which would likely generate an uptick in ticket sales, and most importantly, fill a need. 

Paul, a 12-time All-Star who enjoyed some of his best years during six seasons with the Clippers, can still make an impact on a good team. He's coming off a season in which he played all 82 games for the first time in 11 years and shot 42.7 percent from the field. Paul averaged 8.8 points and 7.4 assists per game with the Spurs. 

Some may prefer to see Paul finally link up with his close friend LeBron James with the Lakers, especially since they could use an experienced backup guard willing to accept a low end one-year deal as well. However, Paul's status as a Clippers all-time great makes seeing him back in blue and red instead of purple and gold intriguing. 

As long as there's no bad blood between Paul and Harden from their time together with the Rockets, there should be no obstacles standing in the way. 

Of course, a true fairytale story would result in Paul riding off into the sunset after capturing that elusive NBA championship for himself and the Clippers.