{"id":583943,"date":"2026-02-05T11:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/583943\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:48:38","slug":"report-chris-paul-traded-to-toronto-raptors-in-multi-team-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/583943\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Chris Paul traded to Toronto Raptors in multi-team deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chris Paul<\/a> is back in the NBA after an unfortunate exit from the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this season. He\u2019s been traded to the Toronto Raptors as part of a three-team deal, per ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Paul is heading to Toronto, while Ochai Agbaji<\/a>, a 2032 Raptors second-rounder and cash will go to the Brooklyn Nets, Charania noted. However, this may not be the end for Paul as it pertains to the trade deadline. <\/p>\n

Charania added that the Raptors won\u2019t require Paul to report to the team, as they could still discuss trades involving him over the next day. Meanwhile, the Raptors are out of the tax, and Brooklyn is picking up an asset and cash to cover Agbaji\u2019s salary for their reasoning to be involved. Finally, Charania added that Clippers are clearing a roster spot and will save $7 million in tax.<\/p>\n

Regardless, Paul is on his way back to the NBA after being sent home by Los Angeles earlier this season. The 40-year-old is still searching for an elusive championship, but whether or not he can land with a contender remains to be seen. <\/p>\n

Moving forward, Paul could end up with the Raptors, or he could end up somewhere else. A lot could change in 24 hours, so it\u2019s an interesting development to keep an eye on in the coming day.<\/p>\n

More on the NBA Trade Deadline<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the NBA trade deadline got started with a bang on Tuesday, as the Los Angeles Clippers traded star guard\u00a0James Harden<\/a>\u00a0to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In return, the Clippers are receiving another big-name player,\u00a0Darius Garland<\/a>. A second-round pick will also be making its way out West.<\/p>\n

\u201cBREAKING: The Los Angeles Clippers are trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN,\u201d Charania\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cProlific swap of the star point guards.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarden and the Clippers worked through his exit over the last few days \u2014 resulting in a beneficial outcome for the sides: A win-now opportunity for Harden playing at a high level at 36 and recent two-time All-Star in Garland at 26 for the Clippers present and future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cleveland will make team No. 6 for Harden throughout his career. This is his 17th season in the league, still producing great numbers. In 44 games played, Harden is putting up 25.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 8.1 assists per game. The Cavaliers feel like they can pair him with Donovan Mitchell to win the franchise\u2019s second-ever championship.<\/p>\n

Of course, Harden is still looking for his first title. Plenty of accomplishments are on the resume since being the third overall pick of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft. Multiple attempts have been made, lining him up with countless superstars. Cleveland is hoping it can be the team to finally break through with Harden.<\/p>\n

\u2014 On3\u2019s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Paul is back in the NBA after an unfortunate exit from the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3770],"tags":[7,18623,6,681,680,476,3820],"class_list":{"0":"post-583943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto-raptors","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-chris-paul-03-winston-salem-prep","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-raptors","12":"tag-toronto","13":"tag-toronto-raptors","14":"tag-torontoraptors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116017869772636293","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}