Paul came to the desert in 2020, bringing instant credibility to the Suns, who had languished near the bottom of the standings for the better part of a decade.
“I was surprised too … in this league anything can happen.”Ĭhris Paul says he found out on a flight to NYC on Sunday about reports of being traded to the Washington Wizards by the Phoenix Suns. “I found out on the plane yesterday flying here. “I was surprised, too,” Paul said with a laugh. In an interview on Monday’s episode of “Good Morning America” in New York, Paul said he found out about the deal while he was traveling to be on the show. The reported deal to Washington caught Paul off guard. Golden State is also trading 2022 second-rounder Ryan Rollins to Washington as part of Poole-CP3 deal, sources said. Per multiple reports Thursday, Paul was being dealt to the Golden State Warriors for Jordan Poole, Ryan Rollins, a second-round pick in 2027 and a protected first-round pick in 2030. Paul was not with the Wizards long, though. “We are committed to bringing an NBA championship to Phoenix and I could not be more excited about how this organization is coming together heading into the upcoming season.” “Bradley Beal is one of the best players in the NBA and brings so much to our team including incredible work ethic, great character, and the mindset of a champion,” Suns owner Mat Ishbia said in a statement. Very different paths led Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard to Indiana, but they both share several qualities the Pacers value. "These were two guys we had targeted a long, long time ago." Official: We have traded Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns. The biggest domino to fall in the trade was Beal waiving his no-trade clause to be sent to the Suns, his agent, Mark Bartelstein, said last Sunday. 8 pick) and land two future second-round picks. 7 pick in the 2023 Draft) to the Wizards for Jarace Walker (No. The Pacers are also a part of the trade, as they send Bilal Coulibaly (the No. In the deal the Suns pick up Beal for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, four future first-round pick swaps and six future second-round picks. The Wizards, Suns and Indiana Pacers all officially announced the move on June 24. The Washington Wizards have dealt All-Star guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns in a move that shakes up the Western Conference. The father of two, who has a 14-year-old son who's currently at basketball summer camp and 10-year-old daughter who just got into basketball, added, "You just understand so much in life when you have kids - they are everything.Per multiple reports, the Washington Wizards are set to send Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns for Chris Paul, Landy Shamet and Draft assets. So, Coach Layton, I appreciate you, know that." On JV, I got a chance to hone my confidence, to really build myself up. "I practiced with JV and varsity every day. The 38-year-old future hall of famer was putting in work long before his NBA days and said he'd actually "like to say 'thank you'" to his high school varsity basketball coach, "because sometimes you can be given things just a little bit too early and it humbled me." He just always showed me and my brother the work, right? Regardless what happens, the results, it's just all about the work." He had the first Black-owned service station in North Carolina, so I used to change tires, check oil, do all these different things. He taught me discipline, taught me about hard work. The two-time Olympian recently penned a new book, "Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court," dedicated to his late grandfather, who helped raise him and shaped Paul as both a person and a player, he said.
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It's crazy how life has come full circle." I remember I had water and I was shaking. "The way he was taken from me, and to score 61 points the day after his funeral, and actually come here right after - that was the first time I ever did some type of national interview - I was so nervous. I lost my grandmother when I was 7 to lung cancer, and when you have a best friend like that, it's everything," Paul said. 4 NBA Draft pick by the New Orleans Hornets in 2005, Paul, then a high school senior, put up some impressive and meaningful points during a high school basketball game in honor of his grandfather Nathaniel "Papa" Jones - lovingly referred to as Papa Chilly - who was killed during a robbery attack at 61 years old. Three years before he was selected as the No. Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns sits on the bench during their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Main San Francisco, California.
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