Goodbye the Spurs! Paul s next stop, join the Mavericks?

Paul's Spurs career should be completely over.

The thing is probably like this. Recently, famous reporter Marc Stein reported on Paul's future. He said that Paul is not expected to return to the Spurs in the offseason.

Marc Stein said: "It is generally believed that Paul will transfer again this summer. Although he was successful as a mentor at the Spurs and was very influential to the young team, the reality is that the Spurs traded to Fox in February, and Castle also played a great performance and won the best rookie.

In addition, since winning the draft draw on May 12, the Spurs have also tried to convey to other teams that they intend to retain the second draw in their hands to select Rutgers point guard Dylan Harper. Regardless of whether Harper finally comes to the Spurs, the Spurs' backcourt will appear overcrowded next season."

At the same time, Marc Stein also said that the Mavericks may pursue Chris Paul.

In this offseason, the Mavericks may pursue Holiday or Lonzo Ball in the trading market. If they cannot get these two, then in the free market, the Mavericks are still paying attention to is Chris Paul.

Paul leaves the Spurs to join the Mavericks? It seems that it is not impossible now.

40-year-old Paul will become a free agent this summer. As Marc Stein said, the Spurs point guard is already overcrowded and it is unlikely to leave a place for Paul because of Fox's joining, Castle's rise and Dylan Harper's possibility of coming.

Mavericks are just the opposite. They have a very good front lineup, especially the inside, with Thomas + Lefly + Gafford, but two core defenders, one Doncic was traded in February, and the other Irving suffered a cruciate ligament tear in March, and it is expected to be a year before returning.

Everyone knows that the Mavericks lack one that can be organized, so Paul naturally became one of the goals. The key point is that from the past season, Paul has remained in a very good state.

This season when joining the Spurs, Paul played in a total of 82 games, and all started, averaging 28 minutes per game, scoring 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.3 steals, with a shooting percentage of 42.7%/37.7%/92.4% in three events, and a real shooting percentage of 58.0%.

First of all, it is amazing to be fully attending at the age of 40. This is Paul's second full attendance season, and he also became the first player in his 20th year of his career in NBA history to be fully attending.

Unlike the Warriors the previous year, Paul completely returned to the point guard role this year, and his performance was quite good, especially in terms of control mistakes. He had a total of 603 assists and 103 steals throughout the season, with only 129 turnovers, and the assist-and-turnover ratio reached 4.67.

Although his personal offense has declined significantly compared to the peak, Paul's three-point level has gradually stabilized. Including this season, he has maintained his shooting percentage above 37% for three consecutive years, including 60 of the 150 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of 40%. Three-pointers are now his main scoring method.

The Spurs also improved because of Paul's arrival. They only won 22 games last season and 34 wins this season.

Objectively speaking, the Spurs' improvement has a greater relationship with the progress of young players, but Paul's presence is also real, and the data can also prove that this season:

- When Paul is present, the Spurs have a net loss of 0.8 points in 100 rounds

- When Paul is present, the Spurs have a net loss of 0.8 points in 100 rounds

- When Paul is present, the Spurs have a net loss of 0.8 points in 100 rounds

- When Paul is present, the Spurs have a net loss of 0.2 points in 100 rounds

Pay attention to this data. When Paul and Vanbanyama are present, the Spurs can have a net loss of 6.2 points in 100 rounds, which means that Paul and Vanbanyama are really good.

and, when Vinbanyama, Paul, Barnes, Castle, Champany/Wasel are on the court at the same time, the Spurs can beat their opponents by 12.6 points/11.5 points in 100 rounds, which are also the two most frequently used lineups this season - if Vinbanyama is not reimbursed, this year's Spurs actually have a chance to make the playoffs.

Back to Paul, although he is 40 years old, this season has proved that he is still a valuable veteran, both on and off the court, and he may not be able to become the starter of the championship team, but he is more than enough as a substitute point guard, and from now on, he does match the Mavericks very well.

First of all, the Mavericks do lack a point guard who can organize and connect the team. Secondly, the Mavericks also have a double center + thick eyebrows who are very good at eating cakes. Finally, don't forget that the Mavericks will soon welcome the No. 1 pick Flag.

No matter how you look at it, Paul will be a good answer to a Mavericks starter or a substitute point guard - of course, the key point depends on whether Nico is more or less on Paul.

Re-examine Paul's 20th year. Although he has improved the Spurs, objectively speaking, it is a waste of time to not win the championship. Next season will be Paul's 21st season. He is still pursuing his first championship and hopes to make a decision that he will not regret in the offseason.