Report: Warriors fire CP3; star guard will be a free agent Originally appeared in NBC Bay Area Sports
The Chris Paul era is over for the Warriors.
Golden State is give up the 39-year-old point guard He will enter NBA free agency on Sunday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported, citing sources.
Golden State is giving up on Chris Paul, sources say @ElAthletic @StadiumToday Paul had a guarantee date of 30 million dollars. He now becomes a free agent. pic.twitter.com/Xr50KYMIMk
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2024
The Warriors’ original deadline to determine whether they would exercise Paul’s $30 million team option for the 2024-25 NBA season was Friday, June 28, but both sides agreed to delay it until Sunday as Golden State tried to work on commercial packages including Paul.
In his first season with the team in 2023-24, Paul, 39, was a key cog on the Warriors’ bench, averaging 9.2 points and 6.8 assists per game in 58 appearances. But $30 million is a lot of money to pay for a backup, even one of Paul’s caliber.
Now it appears the Warriors are ready to let the future Hall of Famer go and doing so will free up a lot of cap space.
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