Veteran point guard Chris Paul has agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.

NBA insider Chris Haynes revealed the news on Monday of the $3.6 million agreement between the Clippers and Paul, who is entering his 21st season. Paul took to social media after agreeing to join LA, reposting Haynes’ breaking news post on Instagram adding to the caption the ‘fingers crossed’ emoji .

Paul, 40, pent six seasons with the Clippers from 2011-2017, playing alongside fellow stars Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Jamal Crawford to lead them to multiple Western Conference Semifinal appearances. The veteran point guard is set to play for his fourth team in four years, including previous tenures with the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns. In 2024-25, Paul started 82 games for the San Antonio Spurs, and averaged a career-low 8.8 points per game. He also logged 7.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per appearance.

Paul, the No. 4 overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2005 NBA Draft, is a 12-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA selection, nine-time All-Defensive Team selection, six-time steals champion and five-time assist champion averaged 17 points. 9.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game over the first 1,354 appearances of his career.

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