JANUARY 9: The Warriors have issued a formal update on Paul, announcing (via Twitter) that he underwent surgery on the second metacarpal in his left hand on Monday and that he’ll be reevaluated in three weeks.
JANUARY 7: Warriors point guard Chris Paul, who is undergoing surgery to repair a fractured bone in his left hand, is expected to miss the next four-to-six weeks, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
A four-week absence would put Paul on track to return during the first few days of February, just ahead of this season’s Feb. 8 trade deadline.
A six-week timeline would land in the middle of the All-Star break, so if Golden State takes a more conservative approach to CP3’s return, the team could get him eight extra days of rest and rehab — the team plays on Feb. 14, then not again until Feb. 22.
Paul, who sustained the injury in Friday’s win over Detroit, has now undergone surgery on his left hand five times in addition to six procedures on his right hand, per Wojnarowski.
While Paul remains on the shelf, guards Brandin Podziemski, Cory Joseph, and Moses Moody are expected to see an uptick in minutes, head coach Steve Kerr indicated this week. Another backcourt regular, Gary Payton II, will be sidelined for multiple weeks due to an injury of his own – a hamstring strain – which will create additional opportunities for those guards further down on the depth chart.
Makes it harder to trade him.,
Not really, he was always going to be traded as salary filler or in a contract dump. $30 million contract that’s gonna be off the books next season could appeal to many teams.
It’s not guaranteed.
Nah his value is mostly as a huge expiring salary matching piece. That doesn’t go away with an injury.
I predict he finishes the season with warriors ! Golden stats needs to cut salary themselves and who has a big contract they would want to move that warurris woudld? Pascal is a expiring contract himself
I would be more betting on 6 to 8 weeks since he isn’t young and will need to get back into shape when he comes back.
All due respect to Frazier, Zeke, Stockton, GP, Nash, Russ & the rest but this guy CP is probably the best 2way pg ever. Never forget how well he played in the 4th qtr of the 08 Olympic gold medal game as well… link to m.youtube.com
It could be. No other PG was in the same situation as that, as a clutch performer in the Olympic final, as most weren’t allowed, and the ones who did in ’92, there was no such situation as they dominated every moment.
But he performed insanely.
Actually, it’s good what You said about the 08 Olympics.
CP3 and Russ being Olympic gold medalists, (was CP3 also in 2012? I Guess so, I don’t remember) means they are champions. And world champions (for You, track and field guy). They still don”t have the NBA championship, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t champions. It was also harder than the original Dream Team, as Argentina, Spain and the top FIBA national teams competed toe to toe (and won many times) during that era. Not saying they we’re better (I can’t Say they were less) than the Original Dream Team.
I just lost faith in you. You just disrespected all those guys(except Nash). Shame on you. Casual. What a horrible take
Get a load of this guy, Bro is the Basketball Take Bastion
Let’s play Sankara’s favorite game… Would you rather have a bad boy who defeated MJ, Magic, & Bird and dominated a Finals game on one ankle or a perennial Western conference silver medalist who is made of glass?
5 surgeries in his left hand, and six in his right, is crazy. All of this while playing at an extremely, extremely high level throughout his whole career. A true baller, and a testifying example of his character, will and passion for the Game. A true baller. Arguably the Best PG of all time up there with Magic (never seen him play, only highlights), Stockton, Nash, Kidd, Steph, Cousy, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Westbrook
It would be unfair to leave anyone of those players out of the all-time best PG list.
Isiah too.
Not in top top 5 of 2way PGs. Offensively yes. CP3 couldn’t shut down players. Like Clyde or the Glove. He is solid on D not very good or great. You also didn’t put Sam Jones here. Or Cheeks, Watts, Van Lier, Kidd, Bing, JoJo, Hollins.
Sam Jones is a SG but I totally agree with you. Paul is not better than anyone you listed defensively.
All the players You listed, were very good PGs who were hounding defenders. Mo Cheeks, Lionel Hollins, Dave Bing. Undoubtedly. But I wouldn’t put them on the all-time best PG conversation.
Chauncey Billups could be in that Cheeks-Bing mold no doubt.
My second tier below Kidd and the ones I mentioned would be Clyde Frazier, the Glove and Earl the Pearl.
Tier 2.5 the ones You said, AI, plus Rod Strickland, Nick the quick, Stevie Franchise, Mike Bibby, Baron Davis, Marbury. I might have some recency bias, but they were Big time enjoyable to watch play.
I recognize Gus Williams and Michael Ray Richardson as Big time players also, thought I only read about Gus and watched little footage of Ray
Best 2way was the post….
Time to trade him. What does Kum and CP fetch do we think?
If Dray comes back, this should help him. A lot of what CP3 & Dray do on offense is redundant