Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr feels Chris Paul’s addition will add a lot of value to the team’s squad ahead of the new season. The veteran has joined the Dubs and he will bring a lot of experience to the table.
Paul, renownedly known as CP3, will play as a point guard and will look to deliver the goods for the Dubs. Paul, 38, will certainly impact GSW chances of going all the way. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expressed optimism that Paul’s trade is going to work out for them.
Paul averaged 13.9 ppg, 4.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists in the 2022-23 season for the Phoenix Suns. Kerr said they are going to try out different playing combinations.
“I think that’ll be a case where you get three weeks of training camp before that first game,” Kerr told ESPN after Team USA’s second day of training camp practice ahead of the FIBA World Cup later this month. “We’ll just look at all kinds of different combinations.
“The main thing is we know all those guys are going to play a lot of minutes. But the luxury of having Chris Paul to add to this group that we’ve been lucky enough to have for a decade … pretty remarkable. He is one of the great competitors in the game. He’s one of the great point guards of all time. I think he’s a great addition for us, because of his ability to control games, control tempo, take care of the ball.”
Paul was traded in exchange for Jordan Poole and he will be looking to hit the ground running. The veteran is optimistic about getting the job done and getting the chemistry right in the training camp in October before the season kicks off.
“At the end of the day, it’s basketball,” Paul said, noting he hadn’t talked to Kerr about his role or whether he’d start or come off the bench. “I’m going into a situation with a bunch of guys who’ve been playing together for a long time. I’m not as worried about it as everybody else is. … We’ll figure all of that stuff out at camp.”
Kerr has backed his experienced players and feels Paul is going to help them in going all the way. The head coach is hopeful that Paul will help them in reducing their turnovers, which was their cause of concern in the last season.
“We had a lot of turnovers last year,” Kerr told ESPN. “We need to improve that. And the great thing with Chris, he’s so smart that he’ll figure it out. Whether he’s playing with Steph or without Steph. He’s incredibly smart, and the whole group is really smart.
“It’s been a hallmark for our team with Draymond and Steph and Klay and Andre [Iguodala] and all these guys. So you put a bunch of talented, smart players together, good things are going to happen.”
