Chris Paul hasn't thought about offseason plans, future with Clippers
Chris Paul may have suited up for the Los Angeles Clippers for the final time following his team's 104-91 loss to the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of their opening-round series Sunday afternoon.
The 31-year-old "point God" has an early termination option that can make him an unrestricted free agent this summer rather than collecting $24.2-million next season in the final year of his contract.
Then again, with the loss to Utah still fresh, his long-term future - whether it's with the Clippers organization or not - is the least of his concerns at the moment.
"No I haven't. We just lost like 20 minutes ago," Paul said after being asked by a reporter whether he's put any thought into opting out of his contract with Los Angeles.
Paul had his worst game of the series with the Clippers' season on the line Sunday, converting just 6-of-19 from the field and 1-of-7 from deep for 13 points - nine of which came in the opening quarter - in 40 minutes of action.
Game 7 marked his 76th career postseason outing, which is the most by any player in league history that has never competed in a Conference Finals.
In fact, Los Angeles has entered the playoffs as the No. 4 seed three of the last five years, only to fall to the lower No. 5 seed each time.
Paul led the Clippers in scoring (25.3 points), assists (9.9), and steals (1.7) over the seven games against the Jazz.