reacted to the trade news with a tweet: “... what a business," he wrote.It is a huge leap for the Suns, who went 8-0 inside the NBA's restart bubble at Walt Disney World in a frantic, but futile, quest to make the playoffs.
Paul is owed about $41 million for this season and has a $44 million player option for next season, which was too much of an impediment for other teams that considered acquiring him last summer.The Suns, however, deemed it worth the risk.
They haven't made the playoffs since a run to the Western Conference finals in 2010.ESPN and The Athletic first reported details of the trade.Paul was an All-Star for the 10th time this past season, averaging 17.6 points and 6.7 assists.