By Ohm Youngmisuk | ESPN, 2025-12-03 19:08:38
亚特兰大电——洛杉矶快船队在一场惊人的深夜变动中宣布，克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 已不再是球队的一员。
保罗是快船队史最伟大的球员之一。美国东部时间周三凌晨3点前，他在 Instagram 上发布动态称，自己刚刚得知被球队要求从亚特兰大返回洛杉矶的家中。快船队将于周三在亚特兰大客场挑战亚特兰大老鹰队。
不久之后，快船篮球运营总裁劳伦斯·弗兰克 (Lawrence Frank) 以短信形式向 ESPN 发表声明，确认保罗已离队。
“我们决定与克里斯分道扬镳，他将不再为球队效力，”弗兰克表示。“我们将与他共同商讨其职业生涯的下一步。”
“克里斯是快船的传奇人物，他的职业生涯堪称历史级别。我希望明确一点：没有人将球队表现不佳归咎于克里斯。我为球队目前的战绩负责。我们陷入挣扎有多方面的原因。我们非常感谢克里斯为这支球队所做的贡献。”
为了与保罗分道扬镳，快船需要选择裁掉他并支付其360万美元的薪水，或者与他达成买断协议，又或者寻求交易他——而交易最早要到12月15日才能执行。
快船在过去16场比赛中输掉了14场，其中包括一波五连败，目前战绩为5胜16负。他们在11月初因臀部伤病失去了休赛期最重要引援之一的布拉德利·比尔 (Bradley Beal)，后者已赛季报销。
当被问及保罗的离开是否对快船有帮助时，快船主教练泰伦·卢 (Ty Lue) 在周三赛前表示：
“我不认为这必然对我们球队有帮助，”卢说道。“我的意思是，我不认为我们5胜16负的战绩是CP的打法造成的。我只是觉得，这（合作）与他所期望的并不契合。我希望看到CP以这种方式离开吗？不，我非常尊重他。多年来他一直是我的朋友，你绝不希望看到一位伟大的球员以这种方式告别。但我相信他能找到下家，因为他是一名伟大的球员。[但是]我真的不希望看到事情以这种方式收场。”
保罗在七月底与快船签下了一份为期一年的合同，重返球队。对于40岁的保罗来说，这是一个回到家乡、在他曾效力六个赛季（2011年至2017年）的球队结束职业生涯的机会。据消息人士上月向 ESPN 的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚 (Shams Charania) 透露，保罗将在本赛季结束后退役，这将是他在 NBA 的第21个赛季。
保罗是快船队史总助攻王和场均抢断王。在他职业生涯的1354场比赛中，他首发了1314场，包括上赛季为圣安东尼奥马刺队打满全部82场首发。然而，在重返快船后，他的角色是替补出场，并且他也明白自己可能不会每晚都上场比赛。
本赛季他共出战16场比赛，场均上场14.3分钟，得到2.9分和3.3次助攻。在周一快船以123-140负于迈阿密热火的比赛中，他出战15分钟，得到8分和3次助攻，这也是他为快船效力的最后一场比赛。
这是快船队史上第二次与“空接之城”时代的一位传奇球星以艰难而突然的方式分道扬镳。2017年7月，布雷克·格里芬 (Blake Griffin) 与快船签下了一份为期五年、价值1.71亿美元的合同，但在2018年1月，由于球队决定调整发展方向，他被交易至底特律活塞队。
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Clippers send Chris Paul home, say he’s no longer on team
ATLANTA – In a stunning overnight move, the LA Clippers announced that Chris Paul is no longer on the team.
Paul, one of the greatest players in Clippers franchise history, posted an Instagram story a little before 3 a.m. ET Wednesday that he had just learned he was being sent home to Los Angeles from Atlanta, where the Clippers play the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
Shortly afterward, Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank texted a statement to ESPN confirming that Paul is no longer on the team.
“We are parting ways with Chris and he will no longer be with the team,” Frank said. "We will work with him on the next step of his career.
“Chris is a legendary Clipper who has had a historic career. I want to make one thing very clear. No one is blaming Chris for our underperformance. I accept responsibility for the record we have right now. There are a lot of reasons why we’ve struggled. We’re grateful for the impact Chris has made on the franchise.”
To move on from Paul, the Clippers would have to waive him and pay out his $3.6 million salary, agree to a buyout or look to trade him, which they couldn’t execute until Dec. 15.
The Clippers have lost 14 of their past 16 games, including five straight, and have a 5-16 record. They lost Bradley Beal, one of their biggest offseason signings, to a season-ending hip injury in early November.
Clippers coach Ty Lue was asked if Paul’s departure helps the Clippers.
“I don’t think it necessarily helped our team,” Lue said before Wednesday’s game. “I mean I don’t think the reason why we’re 5-16 is because of CP’s play. I just think that it wasn’t a good fit for what he was looking for. Do I want to see CP go out like this? No, I have a lot of respect for him. He’s been a friend of mine over the years and you don’t want to see a great go out like this. But I’m pretty sure he will find something because he’s a great player. [But] I didn’t want to see it end like this.”
Paul had rejoined the Clippers in late July on a one-year deal. For Paul, 40, this was a chance to return home and finish his career with the franchise he spent six seasons with, from 2011 to 2017. Sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania last month that Paul is retiring at the end of this season, his 21st year in the NBA.
Paul is the Clippers’ franchise leader in total assists and steals per game. After he started 1,314 of 1,354 career games, including all 82 games last season for the San Antonio Spurs, Paul’s role was to come off the bench with the Clippers, understanding he might not play every night.
He had played in 16 games, averaging 2.9 points and 3.3 assists in 14.3 minutes. He played 15 minutes and had eight points and three assists in his final game with the Clippers during Monday’s 140-123 loss in Miami.
This is the second time the Clippers have had a difficult and abrupt ending with one of their all-time star players from the Lob City era. In July 2017, Blake Griffin signed a five-year, $171 million deal with the Clippers but was traded to the Detroit Pistons in January 2018 when the team decided to go in a different direction.
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