Chris Paul retires from NBA: Farewell to the 'Point God'
Paul leaves the courts as the second player with the most assists and steals in history. He averaged 16.8 points and 9.2 assists. The two-time Olympic medalist retires without the glory of a national league championship.
Chris Paul at Los Angeles Clippers game (2025).
Chris Paul, second all-time in assists and steals, announced his retirement Friday. The Point God is leaving the NBA in the middle of his 21st season, in which he was without a team.
Paul had been cut in December from the Los Angeles Clippers, the franchise he had hoped to retire with at the end of this season, according to AFP. On February 5, shortly before the close of the transfer window, the Clippers included Paul in a trade with the Toronto Raptors, with whom he never made his debut.
This Friday, ESPN advanced that the Raptors were releasing Paul and shortly thereafter the player sent his farewell message from the courts. "As I write this, it's hard to really know what to feel, but for once most people would be surprised - I don't have the answer lol!" said the player, picked for 12 All-Star Games.
"Mostly I'm filled with so much joy and gratitude! While this chapter of being an 'NBA player' is done, the game of basketball will forever be engrained in the DNA of my life," he assured.
"I've been in the NBA for more than half of my life, spanning three decades. It's crazy even saying that!!" he said.
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