The latest shockwave to go through the NBA came on Wednesday afternoon when a host of reports, first from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, indicated that Chris Paul’s time in Phoenix was done. Additional reporting from Shams Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN revealed that, while the Suns could waive Paul and his partially-guaranteed contract, the plan is to potentially find a different solution.
The connections between Paul and the Lakers are long and obvious. The vetoed trade will always haunt fans and be the main link between the two parties.