Report: Chris Paul To Sign Four Year Deal With Rockets Worth $160 Million

It’s after midnight on July 1st, which means free agency is in full effect. One of the first big names to announce a new deal after the clock struck twelve was Chris Paul.

Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Paul will be staying with the Rockets after agreeing to a new four year deal worth $160 million dollars. Combined, the Rockets have $350 million dollars committed to their starting backcourt with the money they already gave James Harden.

Shortly after the deal was announced, Paul himself confirmed things on twitter.

With it now pretty clear that the Rockets will not be a landing spot for LeBron James, it enables them to bring back all the pieces from last seasons team that almost defeated the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. Clint Capela, Trevor Ariza and Eric Gordon are all free agents but they will hope to at least resign Capela and Gordon. Paul obviously believes his best chance to win was staying put and I don’t think there is any debating that.

Written by @IamJoeSports