Chris Paul open to possibility of coaching after retiring

He suggested that coaching is also on the table. "I was talking to my wife today because I have always said I would never coach," he said. "But just thinking about it, I don't know. Trying to figure it out. My wife and friends are always telling me I have so much knowledge and love for the game that I could coach. But I also think about being a dad because I have missed so much of my kids' lives. So, yeah, I don't know."-News

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Tom Orsborn tom_orsborn As the start of his 20th season nears, Chris Paul is also exploring what comes next. "I've asked a lot of questions, and nobody is ever ready to be done," he said. "And I know when I am finished, I won't be ready either.' On a great eyeing his future: expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a... – 4:41 PM Tom Orsborn tom_orsborn In interview, Chris Paul encourages Black men to become more educated about politics and engaged as voters: "...men have to continue to get out and talk about these things and make sure we're not too cool or just too strong...to be vulnerable, and to learn..." – 12:50 PM Tom Orsborn tom_orsborn An interview about voter engagement between exec. board members Chris Paul & CJ McCollum and Kamala Harris before she launched her presidential campaign premieres today on In the chat, Paul encourages his fellow players to focus more on politics. – 12:37 PM Paul Garcia PaulGarciaNBA 18 points for Jeremy Sochan – all in the paint right near the rim. Chris Paul with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting. He's made three triples and he has been able to get his mid-ranger to fall – 9:05 PM Anthony Chiang Anthony_Chiang Some jawing between Jimmy Butler and Chris Paul. Officials checking to see if Butler's foul on Paul was Flagrant. – 8:35 PM Matthew Tynan Matthew_Tynan New — a look at the early impact of the Point God and how he and the rest of the team are taking advantage of Victor's gravity: matthewtynan.substack.com/p/victor-wemba... pic.x.com/1tUrFjrIGP – 1:53 PM StatMuse statmuse Which veteran guard would you rather have in 2024? Conley — CP3 — 11.4 /44/91% 44/37/83% pic.x.com/b49rI1Us0Q – 9:54 AM

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One thing certain about what comes next for the future Hall of Famer: Moving on from playing pro basketball won't be easy. "I asked a lot of questions, and nobody is ever ready to be done," Paul said. "And I know when I am finished, I won't be ready either." -via San Antonio Express-News / October 17, 2024 Chris Paul, in particular, has a big voice on every team he's been on—demanding is the polite way to put it. But I've heard that the acceptance of Chris Paul's leadership style in San Antonio has gone better than expected. Paul has been running clinics on pick-and-roll play, not just with Victor but with all the young guys, and they're raving about how much they're learning." -via YouTube / October 12, 2024 Unlike Griffin in 2011, Wembanyama says he did not greet Paul's impending arrival into his life with visions of alley-oop dunks dancing in his head. "This is one of the first things that teams think about to guard," Wembanyama said, in a rare wet blanket moment. "So it's not as easy as it seems to throw lobs." -via San Antonio Express-News / October 10, 2024