NBA Rumors: Chris Paul Initially Wanted To Return To Clippers Because They Fired Doc Rivers

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Chris Paul is heading to Arizona to team up with Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton in the SUns, a team expected to compete next season now that they acquired one of the best point guards in the game. CP3 was linked with the team for several weeks now and he’s finally a Sun, starring in the first blockbuster trade of the season.

Now he has found a new team in the league after a marvelous 2019/20 season in Oklahoma City but that wasn’t his first option. Before getting shipped to the Suns in exchange for Kelly Oubre, Ricky Rubio, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and a 2022 first-round pick, Paul had more options to play this season, including the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks. However, the All-Star point guard had different plans.

Marc Berman of the New York Post reports that CP3 actually wanted to join the Clippers this offseason and the reason was savage. The reason? The Clips had just fired Doc Rivers as head coach and Paul was interested in a reunion with his former team. He created the famous ‘Lob City’ Clippers that blew a 3-1 lead against the Houston Rockets in 2015 and a return to LA was something appealing for him.

Rivers was fired as head coach after the Clippers once again blew a 3-1 lead in the second round of the playoffs, this time against the Denver Nuggets, who took the most advantage of their flaws. Now Rivers is the helmsman of the Philadelphia 76ers and Paul is ready to start a new chapter in his career with the Suns.

Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton, as well as the Suns’ fans, are happy to have Chris Paul on board.

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Orlando Silva has been a part of Fadeaway World for over three years now, starting in March 2019. Trade rumors, hottest news, controversies, and basketball gossip have become his specialties. After several years of seeing the Spurs dominate the playoffs, they've become his favorite team as players for the franchise either rise to the occasion or fall completely from grace. When he's not talking about the NBA, Orlando can be seen watching other sports, making music, or enjoying television series.
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