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The Los Angeles Clippers won 50 games last season, but saw their run come to an end after a seven-game series loss to the Denver Nuggets in the first round. Ins
This is not the first time Paul teamed up with Harden, and when the two teamed up with the Houston Rockets from 2017-19, their play clashed and led to two of the least productive years of Paul's stellar career. Harden signed off on the Clippers' move to bring his former teammate in with the understanding that Paul will back him up.
ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk noted on Tuesday that Bradley Beal has volunteered to let Chris Paul have the jersey number he has worn dating back to his time in high school at West Forsyth. Youngmisuk added Beal hasn't decided what number he will wear during the 2025-26 season.
On a Tuesday conference call reported on by Beth Harris of the AP, Los Angeles president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank told reporters Beal would cede his No. 3 jersey to Paul.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul will be wearing his No. 3 jersey in his return to the LA Clippers. Newly acquired Bradley Beal has agreed to give Paul the number that Beal has worn his entire NBA career, according to Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations.
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For most of NBA history, a series of signings like this would be business as usual for a win-now team built around a 34-year-old wing (Kawhi Leonard) and a primary playmaker who will turn 36 before the season starts (James Harden).