Donovan Mitchell claims Chris Paul ‘deserved better’ before retirement
Recently, the NBA world was shocked to find out Chris Paul would retire after his release from the Toronto Raptors. Pavle was recently traded to the Raptors from the Los Angeles Clippers, who unceremoniously parted ways with him at the beginning of the year.
Before that, the future Hall of Famer announced that the 2025-26 season would be his last, and unfortunately, he didn’t get the farewell tour that some fans were hoping for.
Recently, the Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell spoke to his frustration seeing Paul coming out this way.
“I think he deserved a better way to go out. For a Hall of Famer, for a legend, for a point guard like that to go out like that … it’s definitely tough,” Mitchell said, per Yahoo Sports, via ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter.
Paul reunited with the Clippers before this season, but was shockingly sent home from the team in the middle of the trip, with reports later stating that the relationship between Paul and Clippers head coach Ty Lue was strained.
Since then, Paul was technically still a member of the Clippers while he was off the team, which changed with his eventual trade to the Raptors and his release from the Raptors.
Paul is undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer who has elevated every team he’s joined during his career, helping out league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2020 season and also leading the Phoenix Suns to within two games of winning the NBA Finals next year.
While his final chapter may not have gone the way he had hoped, Paul will still be remembered as one of the great point guards of his generation, and possibly one of the last pure floor generals on the NBA landscape.
It’s clear that he still has the respect of his fellow players.
2026-02-15 18:37:00
