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The veteran's return isn't just about nostalgia—it's a choice.
Chris Paul’s back with the Clippers. A 21 - year - career vet, looped around, and now he’s standing back in LA. This time, not with peak Blake and DeAndre by his side, but with the newly arrived Bradley Beal.
The Clippers are betting it all on two “leftovers” for one last shot.
Beal wants to win, Paul wants to win too. But more importantly, they’re willing to bet on a “team”—not like the past few years, betting on health, on isolation plays, on load management.
On the surface, this doesn’t look like a “championship team.” But it might have a shot at becoming that respected “mature team”: no illusions, grinding on details, fighting tough battles. Like the 2011 Mavs, like the 2024 Celtics.
I don’t expect them to win the chip. But I wanna see how far experience + grit can take ’em.
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