The Oklahoma City Thunder have had no luck drumming up trade interest in Chris Paul since they acquired the veteran point guard as part of the Russell Westbrook deal, but at least one team is keeping close tabs on CP3 heading into next season. 온라인카지노
The Miami Heat have interest in trading for Paul, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Paul and the Heat have mutual interest and Miami previously discussed a trade with the Thunder, but no deal was reached. Charania notes that the Heat will likely circle back after the start of the season if they still decide they want to pursue Paul.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Paul appear to be resigned to open the season in what amounts to an NBA arranged marriage after the point guard came over in a trade that sent Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets.
OKC seems to have no long-term plans to push for a championship in CP3's dimming twilight, and Paul undoubtedly views his time with the Thunder as a stopgap before joining a team with playoff/title aspirations.
The Heat made their intentions known this offseason by acquiring Jimmy Butler. Whereas Miami's capped-out roster and lack of elite young talent made it seem like a prime candidate for a rebuild, team president Pat Riley instead decided to retool around Butler by handing him a max contract.
A Paul-Butler combo isn't what it would have been three seasons ago, but it's still enough to garner top-four seeding consideration in a weak East.