After spending six years with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul is officially out.
The Clippers will deal the NBA All-Defensive team point guard to the Houston Rockets for guards Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams, forwards Sam Dekker and Kyle Wiltjer, along with several non-guaranteed contracts, a protected 2018 first-round pick, and $661,000.
In the first blockbuster deal, announced on Wednesday, of what could be an hyperactive free-agent period, Twitter had plenty to say.
For CP3, saying goodbye to Los Angeles after six years was bittersweet:
https://twitter.com/CP3/status/880131922764148738
His former teammates also reflected on their time with CP3:
https://twitter.com/JCrossover/status/880121234385666049
https://twitter.com/AustinRivers25/status/880124730585382913
Patrick Beverley and Sam Dekker joined in on the bittersweet sentimentality, but are ready to be a part of the Clippers:
https://twitter.com/patbev21/status/880112295845797889
https://twitter.com/dekker/status/880092837248946178
https://twitter.com/patbev21/status/880093488678928384
Lou Williams seemed to take the news relatively lightly:
https://twitter.com/TeamLou23/status/880135516963823617
Sixth man of the year and current Rockets player Eric Gordon said his goodbyes:
https://twitter.com/TheofficialEG10/status/880123372520194048
One big takeaway, though, is the extended family that forms in the NBA and in professional sports at-large:
https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/880095851825160193
https://twitter.com/DwyaneWade/status/880109495875252224
https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/880110896873435138
