NBA free agency is still two days away, and already one of the biggest fish is off the market.
Chris Paul is Houston bound, having landed with the Rockets in a trade that will send a package of players and picks to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the greatest point guard of his generation.
The Wednesday blockbuster removes one free agent from the Spurs’ list when the frenzy begins at 11:01 p.m. Thursday. The Paul trade doesn’t exactly put a crimp in the Spurs’ offseason plans, per se, but it does narrow their options.