Sunday, July 8, 2018

Rockets officially re-sign Chris Paul to four-year deal


The Houston Rockets officially announced the re-signing of guard Chris Paul to a four-year deal on Sunday.

Terms of the deal were not specified, but the contract was reported last week to be worth $160 million.

Paul, 33, joined the Rockets last season via a sign-and-trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and helped Houston surge to the best record in the NBA's regular season at 65-17.

He averaged 18.6 points, 7.9 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game, the latter his highest mark since 2008-09, and shot 38.0 percent from 3-point range.

Houston lost to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors in seven games in the Western Conference finals after Paul missed the final two games due to a hamstring injury.

He was hurt in the waning moments of Game 5, which the Rockets won to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, but missed Games 6 and 7, both won by the Warriors.

The 13-year veteran, who spent six years each in New Orleans and with the Clippers, has career averages of 18.7 points, 9.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 35.3 minutes per game.

source: news.abs-cbn.com