Chris Paul just found out he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, yet he finds the time to praise another ballplayer on the east coast.
Paul, recently traded to OKC for Russell Westbrook and a bundle, labeled New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. as “special” and proclaims happiness that he was traded to the Mecca last season.
“Dennis is special, special,” Paul said, via Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic. “I think being here with Fiz, getting an opportunity to play, getting up and down, I was happy for him when he got traded to the Knicks last year because he got that New York grind in him.