According to multiple reports, Chris Paul is taking his time in deciding his next team for the upcoming season. He has many factors he is taking into consideration, some of it concerns family and some of it concerns his role within the team.

Paul does not want a bench role, as he has no desire to be apart of a team who does not allow him to command their team. It’s assumed he wants to be a future team’s starting point guard.

Two teams that Paul is deciding between are the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers. Phoenix is looking for a new starting point guard, especially after Tyus Jones left the Suns in free agency. For Los Angeles, they can transition James Harden to shooting guard, put Kris Dunn on the bench, and have Paul play point guard.

The 40-year-old has played off the bench only 40 games in 1,300 career games, that all came during his time with the Golden State Warriors during the 2023-24. It has been said he does not want to repeat that experience.

Last season, fans saw Paul play all 82 games without fail. That was the second time in his career he had played the entire season. He averaged 8.8 points, 7.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game with the San Antonio Spurs.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, after Deandre Ayton has cleared waivers Wednesday afternoon, the former number one overall pick has signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The official terms of the deal is $16.6 million over two years, his starting salary is $8.1 million, and he has a player option attached to the deal for the second year.

Officially, he will be making $34 million this upcoming season; this is due to the buyout agreement with the Portland Trail Blazers and him getting $24 million from the team.

Los Angeles has been looking for an upgrade at center since last season’s trade deadline, as they finally found the player that fits both Luka Doncic and LeBron James.

Doncic is reportedly “excited” to be playing with Ayton.

Per Shams, multiple teams like the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Indiana Pacers were interested in signing the 26-year-old.

Last season, Ayton averaged 14.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.

According to multiple reports, spearheaded by ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks have offered Mike Brown their head coaching position and he will be their new head coach.

As apart of the final process to securing the job, Brown met with James Dolan on Tuesday. Brown will be replacing Tom Thibodeau, as New York is hopeful this will allow themselves to be pushed into the NBA Finals.

Brown has an impressive coaching resume, as he is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year winner. Plus, he won four championships with the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors as their assistant coach.

Taylor Jenkins and Micah Nori were interviewed for this job, however, they didn’t get as far as Mike Brown did. Originally, Jason Kidd was New York’s top choice, but the Dallas Mavericks had no interest in getting rid of their coach. Same with Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets.