Chris Paul’s 21st NBA season will be his last dance: report

Chris Paul appears to be taking his last dance. The 2025-2026 NBA season will likely be the future Hall of Famer’s last. 

On Saturday, ESPN reported that Paul plans to step away once this season ends. Last month, Paul took the court to start his 21st NBA season. 

“Back in NC!!! What a ride…Still so much left…GRATEFUL for this last one!!” Paul, a North Carolina native, wrote on X Saturday morning along with a video montage of him in the uniforms of teams he’s played for and other milestone moments.

Paul’s reported retirement decision comes months after the star guard agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Los Angeles Clippers.

New Orleans selected Paul in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. He departed the Crescent City following the 2010-2011 season in favor of the Clippers, spending the next six seasons in Southern California.

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Shortly after signing the deal, Paul suggested he hadn’t reached a conclusion about his basketball future. He instead wanted to enjoy whatever the NBA season would bring.

“I think throughout this season, at some point — guys that I know who’ve retired, and all this different type of stuff — you know, and you sort of figure it out yourself,” Paul told ESPN’s Malika Andrews in July. “It tells you. But I think more than anything, this season, I will definitely enjoy it. I don’t take this for granted.”

Paul is averaging 2.5 points and 3.3 assists per game this season, while spending just over 13 minutes on the hardwood each contest. The Clippers entered Saturday afternoon’s game against the Charlotte Hornets with a 4-11 record.

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