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Coming into the season, the main question surrounding the Golden State Warriors was how would Chris Paul mesh with the team. So far, so good. The Warriors are off to a 6-2 start and sit at third in the West early in the year. Draymond Green is especially grateful for the addition of Chris Paul, […]

When the Golden State Warriors traded for point guard Chris Paul, there were mostly talks of confusion. People didn’t know how Paul would fit onto a team already consisting the likes of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Would he start? Would he be relegated to the bench? While he’s currently in a bench role, it’s […]

Stephen Curry is a top-tier MVP candidate through the first two weeks of the regular season, playing some of the best basketball ever for a 35-year-old. He’s averaging 30.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in a career-low of 31.8 minutes per game, blowing past his gaudy personal best for rate of points scored. More […]

For the past few years, the NBA has tried to give players more incentive to take the All-Star Game more seriously. They installed the ever-entertaining All-Star draft, and even made it live and in-person during the 2023 festivities. The league also used the Elam Ending to give the game more thrill as teams raced to […]

Chris Paul may still be at the top of his game in the playmaking department, dropping dimes and taking care of the basketball to an unprecedented degree that even Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was surprised at how magnificent the Point God has been in that regard. However, Paul has struggled to put […]

It took eight games before the Golden State Warriors won their first road game of the 2022-23 NBA season. This year, the Warriors are already up to five wins outside of Chase Center and own a 6-2 record, good for third in the Western Conference. Golden State is obviously off to a way better start […]

Chris Paul hasn’t hit the ground running with the Golden State Warriors scoring-wise. Paul, despite shooting 6-9 from the field and scoring 17 points in the Dubs’ 120-109 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, is still only shooting 36 percent from the floor and 13.8 percent from beyond the arc on the season. […]

Stephen Curry is without a doubt the greatest shooter ever, but he has a strong argument as the most skilled player of all-time, too. The Golden State Warriors legend’s handle is perpetually underrated, marked by controlled creative flair only further leveraged by the peerless pressure he puts on defenses from the moment he crosses halfcourt. […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 141-139 thriller on Friday. Chris Paul scored just one point in the game, however. Paul reacted to his low scoring performance following the Warriors’ victory, via ClutchPoints. “It’s crazy to think about how I can score one point or two points and we still […]

The Golden State Warriors are taking on the New Orleans Pelicans in an intriguing Western Conference matchup. The Pelicans entered the game undefeated, while the Warriors had just one loss from their season opener. Chris Paul took a page from Steph Curry’s book and made his first three-pointer with Golden State. Is Chris Paul the […]

When Chris Paul was traded to the Golden State Warriors this past summer, everyone began questioning what this team’s starting rotation would look like. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were not going to be leaving the starting rotation, so would Kevon Looney or Andrew Wiggins ultimately get moved to the bench? Green dealing […]

There were plenty of discussions during the offseason about how the Golden State Warriors would plan to deploy Chris Paul, the veteran point guard they acquired for Jordan Poole. Paul isn’t exactly the most-ideal fit alongside Stephen Curry, and putting him in the starting lineup means benching one of Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, […]

The biggest question the Golden State Warriors had coming into the 2023-24 season was what the starting lineup would look like. After acquiring Chris Paul in a trade with the Washington Wizards, the Warriors tabled their starting lineup discussions until it actually matter. A preseason injury to Draymond Green made that decision easier, but with […]

At one point, Chris Paul vs. Stephen Curry was the point guard matchup of the Western Conference. The Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers would often face each other in the Western Conference playoffs. Paul and Curry were at the forefront of these games, as both players were the rightful stars of both […]

One game doesn’t make a season, and the Golden State Warriors were in prime position to take down Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on opening night even without Draymond Green. How many more times will the Dubs go 10-of-43 from beyond the arc, with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combining for 25% […]

The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors are two teams expected to sit at the top of the Western Conference standings come time for the end of the 2023-24 season in April. On Tuesday night, we got a small glimpse into the championship potential these two teams possess, as the Suns visited the Warriors on […]

Chris Paul has been shown love in a lot of different arenas throughout his career, but the Golden State crowd has never been one of them. In his debut for the Warriors against his former team in the Phoenix Suns, however, that all changed when Paul went to the free throw line and was serenaded […]

Chris Paul didn’t exactly have the best of games in his regular season debut for the Golden State Warriors. He may have shown some immense playmaking chemistry with some of his new teammates en route to dropping nine dimes, This is what the Point God does; he makes his teammates better by virtue of sharing […]

It was a tale of two halves for Chris Paul in his highly anticipated with the Golden State Warriors. The Point God finished with 14 points, six rebounds, nine assists, two steals and just one turnover during his team’s hard-fought 108-104 season-opening loss to the Phoenix Suns, an up-and-down performance marked as much by his […]

Chris Paul and the Golden State Warriors are slated to kick off the 2023-24 season at home against Paul’s old team, the Phoenix Suns. Paul was traded to the Warriors this past offseason in the hope of stabilizing Golden State’s dynamic offense, and some wondered whether or not Paul would start or come off of […]

It seems like just yesterday that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets won their first championship, putting a bow on the 2022-23 NBA season. Here we are, somehow at the end of October and now at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, a year that will feature a ton of unpredictability. Around this moment, […]

The idea of future Hall-of-Famer Chris Paul coming off the bench for the Golden State Warriors has been floated around all offseason long. Golden State is reportedly leaning towards Paul leading the second unit and playing a bench role, per NBA insider Shams Charania. “I think there is a level of momentum of [Chris Paul] […]

It seemed far-fetched entering the 2023 offseason that Chris Paul would become a member of the Golden State Warriors. But now, with the Warriors’ 2023-24 season opener against the Phoenix Suns being mere hours away from tipping off, the Point God has now teamed up with his former rivals via trade, giving the Warriors an […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama’s mere existence must be seen to be believed. There aren’t too many human beings standing at 7’4 to begin with, so it makes it even more perplexing that a person with Wembanyama’s size is as skilled in basketball on both ends of the court as he is. And on […]

Former Warriors player Andre Iguodala was on ESPN’s First Take and made a bold claim about the possibility of the Golden State Warriors winning another championship. In the segment of “Can Warriors win another title after adding CP3 [Chris Paul]?,” Iguodala with no hesitation said that whenever Stephen Curry is around, they will always have […]

The Phoenix Suns had a relatively busy offseason as the biggest piece they added was former Washington Wizards cornerstone Bradley Beal. Furthermore, Phoenix added a plethora of other role players who will play a sufficient number of minutes, such as Eric Gordon, Jusuf Nurkic, and Grayson Allen. The new changes have not only been with […]

The Golden State Warriors are laser-focused on returning to the peak of the sport in 2023-24 as they aim to win another NBA title following their disappointing second-round exit last season. But, there’s now a mid-season tournament, which is a chance for the Dubs to win some hardware and some money. And as revealed by […]

Golden State Warriors newcomer Chris Paul and Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox had a moment with each other Wednesday night during a preseason battle at Chase Center. In the fourth quarter of the contest, Paul managed to bait a ref into calling a foul on Fox, who immediately let the Point God know […]

Draymond Green and Kevon Looney aren’t playing Wednesday’s, and Steve Kerr has already made clear he’s just pushing different lineup and rotational buttons in search of his team’s best combinations. Considering Chris Paul started both of the preseason games he played in before the Golden State Warriors’ matchup with the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center, […]

The Golden State Warriors are 11 days away from their first regular season game with Chris Paul on the team. On October 24th, Chris Paul will make his official Golden State debut versus the Phoenix Suns, his former team. Ahead of the Warriors’ second preseason game, Golden State’s biggest offseason addition spoke on the transition […]

The Golden State Warriors had an impressive opening of the 2023 NBA preseason as they drubbed the Los Angeles Lakers, 125-108. Even without the incredible presence of Draymond Green, the Warriors were led by Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody in this dominant victory. Moreover, the game marked the first time Chris Paul and Stephen Curry […]

Chris Paul has gone up against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference playoffs various times through the years. He’s not only played against them in the first round of the playoffs, but he’s seen Golden State in the Western Conference Semifinals and Finals as a member of the Houston Rockets. This rivalry between […]

In the NBA, once players retire, they often stick around the game of basketball in one way or another. One common outlet to keep basketball in their lives involves becoming a coach, as they already have a firm understanding of the game, and can relate to the struggles players endure throughout the course of the […]

Chris Paul played his first game for the Golden State Warriors in a preseason showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Sure enough, Steve Kerr loved what he saw from his new point guard. Speaking to reporters after the game, Kerr shared some high praises for CP3, who finished the contest with six points, […]

Chris Paul is really a member of the Golden State Warriors now. The Point God made it official on Saturday as he played in their preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers and made his first bucket in a Dubs jersey. Paul’s first basket as a Warrior couldn’t have been more picture-perfect as well. Early […]

Chris Paul seems to be getting acclimated to his new home with the Golden State Warriors. Paul was traded from the Phoenix Suns, to the Washington Wizards, and then finally to the Warriors this offseason to help provide some veteran leadership to a team that is… not at all lacking in veteran leadership. Still, at […]

It’s safe to say that Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry loves having Chris Paul on his side of the fence for once. The two-time NBA MVP gave his genuine take on what it’s like hooping alongside CP3 throughout the summer and his words should have Warriors Nation salivating. Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic: […]

Is this Chris Paul’s last chance to win an NBA title? The star point guard was traded to the Golden State Warriors after three seasons with the Phoenix Suns. The 12x All-Star and member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary team has accomplished a ton during his 18-year career, but he has yet to win an […]

Steve Kerr, ever since becoming the Golden State Warriors’ head coach in 2014, has made it a point to run a motion-based offense that could maximize the gravity of star player Stephen Curry. But it’s not like Kerr is fixed in his ways. As one of the best coaches of his time, Kerr is not […]