Veteran Chris Paul will begin his 20th NBA season with his 7th team. He will play alongside the French phenomenon, Victor Wembanyamawhich won the ROTY award. However, the San Antonio Spurs, For the fifth straight season, CP3 failed to qualify for the playoffs. Outside of the ring, CP3 has broken most records and, like many fans, Kevin Garnett is eager to see the duo in action.
On his Instagram account, KG uploaded a carousel with 2 videos and 1 photo explaining his praise for Paul. Additionally, the 48-year-old explained how things could change for the 20-year-old. Noting this, KG said: “Last year he didn’t get an easy basket, everything seemed difficult or complicated to him, and rightly so…Playing with Chris Paul, he will score baskets more easily.“With CP3 being in the top 3 of the assists list, he certainly knows how to handle any type of pressure.
By the way, there was one other thing missing from Wemby’s arsenal: tenacity.I saw him at the Olympics. I thought he was too passive. Wait until he starts to become much more aggressive, wait until he starts to be much more selfish. Wait until he starts to understand his responsibility. According to Kevin Garnett, the God point will be the key to Spurs’ success.
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Chris Paul is a master of the game, known for his impactful play as well as his contribution to the improvement of organizations. He has done so throughout his career. Therefore, the San Antonio Spurs could be on the path to a major leap forward this season. At the very least, if they fail to make the playoffs, their young core will mature and learn new tricks from veterans like Chris Paul. In the midst of all this, Garnett is not the only one who has such an opinion.
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CP3 signed a one-year deal worth $11 million, and this move will fill a significant void for the Spurs. Fans felt that there were many such instances last season where Wemby had his hands up to ask for the ball, but he didn’t have much success. Thus, the No God adding should fix this issue. Even Draymond Green had no problem admitting the Spurs’ good signing of Chris Paul.
“CP with [Popovich]who is still a genius. Pairing CP with Wemby to teach this young guy. CP is one of the best veterans I’ve ever been around. Spending the year with CP and I’m a veteran… he was a veteran to me! It’ll be great for Wemby. And the young guy [Stephon] Castle. …That’s a genius move by the Spurs, man,” Green said. Plus, Paul is used to leading young people.
He coached Oklahoma City with a young Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2019-20. Additionally, he also mentored Devin Booker and Mikal Bridges with the Phoenix from 2020-23. Additionally, Paul said he learned as much from the aforementioned trio as he did from them. And there’s no doubt he’ll once again help another player, Victor Wembanyama.
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