Chris Paul became a free agent at the last minute on Sunday, as the Golden State Warriors waived his $30 million non-guaranteed contract with 15 minutes left before the start of free agency. had been looking for a trade, with Paul apparently part of their efforts to land Paul George in a trade earlier in the week, but failed to find a suitable deal and opted to just move his money off of the books ( ). Golden State Warriors are waiving Chris Paul and he’ll become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell , .
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) Paul hit the market as an intriguing veteran point guard option for a number of teams looking to bolster their guard rotation, and while there had been rumblings for awhile that the Spurs would be in the mix, no one was quite sure whether Paul would want to join a team not quite ready to contend. We found out on Sunday evening that playing with to lure a veteran like Paul to the Spurs, as Chris Haynes and Kendra Andrews reported the future Hall of Famer would join the Spurs backcourt next year. Free agent star Chris Paul intends to sign with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources tell , .
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) Chris Paul plans to sign with the San Antonio Spurs, sources confirm to ESPN. — Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) Per Woj, Paul will get $11 million for the year in San Antonio, as it appears there weren’t contenders willing to part with the full mid-level for him so he opts to join the young Spurs. Free agent g.
