Eight years after leaving the Clippers, Chris Paul returns to a vastly different franchise. Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan are no longer the cornerstones of the team now owned by tech legend Steve Ballmer. Paul now joins a team led by Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, with whom CP3 played with in Houston for a few years.

As he makes his return to the Clippers, Chris Paul credits his time with the Spurs for leading him down this path.

Fallout from Chris Paul trade: Blake Griffin, Lakers, NBA win; Doc Rivers, DeAndre lose CP3, the Point God, is headed to Clutch City, and the NBA landscape has again flipped on its axis By Matt Moore

Here, we look at the Chris Paul and Blake Griffin situation with the Los Angeles Clippers. Do a quick Internet search for “Top NBA Free Agents 2017,” and an interesting list appears.

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin both opt out of contracts with Clippers to become free agents Chris Paul averaged 18.1 points with 9.2 assists and five rebounds per game for the Clippers last season.