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Chris Paul's tweet this morning said it all:
I'M IN!!! #CLIPPERNATION
— Chris Paul (@CP3) July 1, 2013
It was widely known that Paul was part of the machinery that brought head coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles. With the Clippers successful in acquiring Rivers, it was a foregone conclusion Paul would re-sign with the Clippers.
The deal is reported to be the maximum of five years worth $108.5 million according to Broderick Turner of the LA Times. Teams can talk with free agents beginning today but deals cannot be signed and made official until July 10.
So that's one Los Angeles free agent bagged. The other one? Well, I suppose we'll see the updates via billboard, right?
