The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to trade All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets in exchange for a 2018 first-round pick (protected Nos. 1-3), Patrick Beverly, Sam Dekker, and Lou Williams. Paul had opted in on his $24.2 million contract with the Clippers. Adrain Wojnarowski reported the news.
Paul and Harden have been extremely close together and were bound to play together. Harden has been reported as recruiting Paul to Houston.
Paul is the best playmaking point guard in the league and seeing him and Harden mesh will be something to watch. Offensively, the Rockets got much better as now the offense will not be flowing through Harden as much. It will be interesting to see how much of an adjustment Harden makes.
