Chris Paul was on a plane when he found out he'd been traded to Wizards
Chris Paul has been playing professional hoops for 18 seasons, but even he can still be surprised by the twists and turns of the NBA.
The Phonenix Suns reportedly pulled off a blockbuster trade Sunday, sending Paul and Landry Shamet to the Washington Wizards in exchange for star Bradley Beal. While Paul met with the Suns after the season ended and knew that a trade was a possibility, he apparently wasn't expecting anything to happen when it did.
Paul told "Good Morning America" on Monday that he was "surprised" by the trade, and found out he'd be going to the Wizards while he was in the middle of a cross-country flight.
Chris Paul says he found out he was traded on a flight to NY for his @GMA appearance: “In this league, anything can happen. You just figure out what’s next.” This was prescheduled to promote his new book, Sixty-One. pic.twitter.com/pFiwsfCmww
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 19, 2023
He was actually on the flight that would take him to New York to be on "Good Morning America," which had been scheduled earlier so Paul could promote his new book, “Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court.”
Paul is ready to figure out "what's next" for him, but right now he can't do that. And that's because no one knows where he'll actually end up. The Wizards are reportedly planning to reroute him to another team instead of keeping him and will listen to offers this week to help Paul get to a contending team. It's possible that contending team could be the Los Angeles Clippers, where Paul played from 2011-17. According to TNT and Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, the Clippers are interested in a reunion with their former star.