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Chris Paul: 5 potential landing spots in free agency

By Gerald Bourguet

Mar 8, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) in the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-91. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 8, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) in the third quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-91. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 12, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) and guard Chris Paul (3) react during a NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. The Clippers defeated the Kings 115-95. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Los Angeles Clippers

Say what you want about the Los Angeles Clippers, but the truth is they have little reason to “blow it up.” The decision isn’t really in their hands anyway with CP3 and Blake Griffin possessing early termination options on their contracts and J.J. Redick likely to leave as an unrestricted free agent.

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    • Lob City will likely be losing its starting 2-guard this summer, but that doesn’t mean it won’t aggressively pursue contract extensions for both Paul and Griffin. On the financial side, there’s plenty of incentive for CP3 to re-sign — try $200 million worth.

    After negotiating the new collective bargaining agreement that gives teams additional financial advantages when re-signing their own free agents, it’d be odd to see Chris Paul not capitalize on that. Even if Lob City does feel cursed, a three-man core with him, Griffin and DeAndre Jordan is still good for at least 50 wins year in and year out.

    Will that ever be enough to get the Clippers to the conference finals? It’s looking unlikely thanks to the Warriors and Spurs juggernauts, not to mention rising Western powers like the Rockets and even the Utah Jazz.

    But Chris Paul enjoys living in L.A., the Clippers can offer him the biggest contract and aside from our No. 1 team, there’s no better combination of being able to seriously contend AND getting enough money to turn down a five-year, $205 million deal.

    A four-year, $152 million max deal from an outside suitor just pales in comparison. This is the best era of Los Angeles Clippers basketball, and Chris Paul helped shape that. It’s possible he favors a change of scenery, but it just doesn’t feel probable at this point.

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