Dwyane Wade Urges Rockets to Pursue Chris Paul as Veteran Floor General

Overview

• On a national broadcast Thursday, Dwyane Wade said Houston should target Chris Paul to “organize” the offense and play with bigs like Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams.
• The Rockets are 23–15 and sixth in the West after losing to Oklahoma City, with analysts pointing to a lack of on-court organization and the preseason injury to Fred VanVleet.
• Paul, 40, says he is training every day and wants to continue playing rather than close his career now.
• Coverage notes limited league interest to this point and conflicting reports on whether Paul is a free agent after a reported December waiver or would require a trade with the Clippers.
• In a brief Clippers stint this season he averaged 2.9 points and 3.3 assists on 32% shooting, and he previously played for Houston from 2017 to 2019.