The 2024 offseason of free agency signings began, and multiple teams and mutually satisfied players signed contracts immediately.
According to Haynes, free agent Paul signed a contract with the Spurs, and Woj later reported on the specific signing, revealing that Paul signed a one-year contract with the Spurs for more than $11 million.
This season, Paul averaged 9.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game in the Warriors, due to age and declining playing time, his score came to a career low, due to the new season, Paul's contract still has more than 30 million +, but it is not guaranteed, the Warriors chose to give up on him, and many teams including the Clippers, Lakers, and Spurs are interested in him, but he didn't expect that as soon as the signing day opened, he reached a signing agreement with the Spurs.
Paul has played for six teams in his career so far, with nine All-Star selections, seven All-Defensive Team selections, 12 All-Star selections, five assists and six steal titles. Paul is a historic point guard who not only has good scoring ability, but also his defense and passing are phenomenal.
The Spurs have been a rebuilding team in recent seasons, and Wembanyama, a talented player who has been difficult to come out of 10 years in the 2023 draft, averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game in his rookie season, including the first in the league in blocks.
The Spurs, in addition to Wembanyama, also have young players such as Vassell, but what the team lacks most is an excellent point guard. At the beginning of the 2023-24 season, Popovich tried to use rookie Sochan as a point guard, but it turned out to be a failure, Sochan is an excellent defensive stalwart, but his passing lacks creativity, and finally switched to a second-round pick Jones to partner Wembanyama, and the effect has improved, but after all, Jones's talent is limited, and it is difficult to develop as a player for the team's future partner Wembayama.
In the 2024 draft, the Spurs selected forward Castle, who has good offensive ability and passing vision, but after selecting point guard Dillingham with the eighth pick, he was traded to the Timberwolves, and the Spurs signed Paul to everyone's confusion, which shows that a deal has already been reached between them.
Of course, Paul can't be the future of the Spurs, after all, he is 39 years old, but his arrival can give Wembanyama, Castle and other young players good guidance, and he can use his excellent passing to make Wembanyama like a fish in water, and the combination of the two of them, combined with Popovich's coaching, will be a playoff guarantee.
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