Chris Paul To Put Family First When Deciding On Playing Next Year
Chris Paul is preparing this offseason as if he's going to play next season. Where Paul is going to play and for how much longer are questions that he doesn't have answers to. However, the veteran point guard is putting his family first in whatever decisions he does make.
"It’s with my family more than anything," Paul said. "My son just turned 16. My daughter is 12. The past six seasons, I’ve lived without them. I go to San Antonio, Phoenix, Golden State — they were in Houston with me — Oklahoma City… I’ve been around a few teams, but I’ve been away from them the last six years. It’s a little different. That’s the conversation."
Paul, who is an unrestricted free agent this summer, could prioritize moving back to the west coast to be near his family, who live in the Los Angeles area. For now, the 20-year veteran said his body feels good and he's enjoying the process of getting ready for next season, with his family joining in.
"Well, I don’t think I want to play for a while," Paul said. "I’m being honest with you — I want to be Dad. I still love to play. I was up in the gym at 6 am this morning. Yesterday, I was in the gym. Day before, I was in the gym. It’s crazy. You know, my daughter actually hoops now, so before I flew out here, I was in the gym with her for 20 minutes. With kids, sometimes you gotta do short sessions, so I was in 20 minutes doing ball handling with her, and it was priceless. You don’t get that time back."