{"id":1153972,"date":"2020-04-28T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1153972"},"modified":"2020-04-28T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:09:02","slug":"chris-paul-was-almost-traded-to-the-warriors-for-steph-curry-and-klay-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/chris-paul-was-almost-traded-to-the-warriors-for-steph-curry-and-klay-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Paul Was Almost Traded to the Warriors for Steph Curry and Klay Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chris Paul<\/a> and the Golden State Warriors have been rivals for years. Would you believe that Paul almost played for the Warriors if not for his distaste for San Francisco? That's right, Golden State tried to trade for the 10-time All-Star in 2011, but the deal fell through. Their offer? Both Splash Brothers \u2014 Steph Curry<\/a> and Klay Thompson. It's a trade that would've changed the NBA landscape for years to come and stopped one of the greatest basketball dynasties from ever forming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Paul rejected a trade to the Warriors in 2011<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Chris Paul \ud83d\udd01Splash Brothers. A 2011 trade that almost happened.
@CP3<\/a> explains why he rejected it on #WRTS<\/a>: After Party.
Watch \ud83d\udcfa:
https:\/\/t.co\/Bbr4SDruqG<\/a>
Listen \ud83c\udfa7:
https:\/\/t.co\/WXweDcD8fy<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/M3hhJzXznU<\/a><\/p>— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) April 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>