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Chris Paul appears to be taking his last dance. The 2025-2026 NBA season will likely be the future Hall of Famer’s last.
On Saturday, ESPN reported that Paul plans to step down once the season ends. Last month, Paul took the court to begin his 21st NBA season.
“Back to North Carolina!!! What a trip…So much left…GRATEFUL for this last one!!” Paul, a North Carolina native, wrote on X Saturday morning with a video montage of him in the uniforms of the teams he played for and other notable moments.
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) celebrates a basket in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 8, 2017. (Brad Rempel/USA TODAY Sports)
Paul’s retirement decision comes months after the star guard agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Los Angeles Clippers.
New Orleans selected Paul in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. He left the Crescent City after the 2010–11 season for the Clippers, spending the next six seasons in Southern California.
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Shortly after signing the deal, Paul hinted that he hadn’t reached a conclusion regarding his basketball future. Instead, he wanted to enjoy everything the NBA season would bring him.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) drives the ball up the court during the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Staples Center on January 10, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports)
“I think throughout this season, at some point — the guys I know who have retired, and all these different types of things — you know, and you’ll kind of figure it out yourself,” Paul told ESPN’s Malika Andrews in July. “That can be said. But I think more than anything, this season, I’m definitely going to enjoy it. I don’t take that for granted.”
Chris Paul (3) of the Phoenix Suns dribbles the ball against the Denver Nuggets during Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2023, at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. (Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
Paul is averaging 2.5 points and 3.3 assists per game this season, while spending just over 13 minutes on the hardwood each game. The Clippers entered Saturday afternoon’s game against the Charlotte Hornets with a 4-11 record.
