Not to play for too long, Paul reveals his career plan! The Clippers and Lakers hold the advantage + the Rockets are eyeing

won't play for too long, Paul openly talks about his career plans! Two points have become the key to choosing the next player. The Clippers and the Lakers have the advantage. The Rockets are exposed to be eyeing Paul and want to welcome Paul back.

The Spurs had no intention of keeping Paul again

Last summer, the Spurs signed veteran Paul with a one-year, $11 million contract. The latter did not disappoint the Spurs and successfully played the role of mentors between Wenban and Castle.

As the Spurs ended their reconstruction, Castle grew rapidly, and introduced Fox in the middle of the season. At the same time, the second pick is likely to choose defender Dylan Harper, and the Spurs' backcourt has become extremely crowded.

According to famous reporter Marc Stein, the Spurs and Paul have no intention of working together again, and the latter will re-select the next home in the offseason.

Paul has become a hot commodity

As the god of point guard, even though he is 40 years old, his experience and ability still make many teams very interested in it.

The US media "NBACentral" also showed Paul's next odds, among which the Mavericks with the No. 1 pick ranked first, with the Lakers, Clippers, Cavaliers and Grizzlies ranked 2-5 respectively.

In addition, there are voices in the market that Paul may retire and become a coach.

CBS reporter Sam Quinn once talked about this after the Knicks fired Thibodeau, pointing out that Redick's success has made the league more optimistic about the veterans who transformed into coaches in the field.

If Paul is interested in coaching, he will quickly become an interest target for each team.

For this reason, the famous Perkins publicly stated that he thought Paul would become a coach one day, but it is definitely not next season.

Because there are still many teams who want to get him, the Mavericks want him, and the Rockets also want him, and I believe he will not coach immediately.

Paul publicly made his career plan in the face of various speculations from the outside world, Paul disclosed his career plan when he participated in the podcast "The Pat McAfee Show".

Paul first made it clear: "I won't play for too long, it depends more on my family. I will discuss this topic with my family. Being with my family is more important than being with my family." During this period, Paul bluntly stated that his son is 16 years old and his daughter is 12 years old, and he has started playing basketball. He hasn't been with them much in the past six seasons, so at this moment of his career, he wants to be a good father.

Before participating in the program, I also did 20 minutes of dribbling practice with my daughter in the stadium. It was priceless time. Those time was gone forever, but I still loved this sport and still wanted to play.

The Lakers Clippers hold the advantage

It is not difficult to hear from Paul's public speech that he does not intend to retire and transform into a coach, and still hopes to compete in the NBA arena. Accompanying his family and becoming a good father will be the decisive factor in his choice of his next home.

And Paul's family has always lived in Los Angeles, so the Lakers and the Clippers naturally have an absolute advantage.

Among them, the Clippers have significantly greater advantages because the two sides have had experience in cooperation, and the Clippers can provide Paul with a larger role.

Substitute point guard has always been one of the shortcomings of the Clippers. Paul can quickly fill this vacancy after joining, so NBA reporter Ary also revealed that Paul and the Clippers are interested in reuniting.

Of course, the Mavericks and the Rockets are also teams worthy of attention. The former holds the No. 1 pick and is expected to become the first favorite in the championship in the new season.

At the same time, the Mavericks suffered a torn cruciate ligament injury due to Irving, hoping to find a veteran point guard who played the starting lineup in the early stage, who transformed into a substitute, and Paul almost met the requirements perfectly. As Paul's old master, the Rockets are also looking for reliable substitute point guards, especially experienced old guards like Paul.