In the wake of an explosive report from Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports that the Rockets, and most notably Chris Paul and James Harden, are on the verge of combusting, CP3 has spoke up.
Per Goodwill, the relationship between the pair of guards is reportedly “unsalvageable” and headed toward a split. After the Rockets crashed out against a Kevin Durant-less Warriors in the second round, Paul demanded a trade, issuing an ultimatum in which he asked management to pick between him and Harden.
Paul, via his Instagram account, says not so fast.
"Damn! That’s news to me...
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Daryl Morey, the club's general manager, also rebutted the report:
A thoroughly exasperated Daryl Morey said Chris Paul and his reps have never asked to trade him and he will be on Rockets next season. Said he and Harden do not have issues with one another and that he has spoken to both often this off-season about free agency evaluations, plans.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) June 18, 2019According to Goodwill's story, Paul and Harden reportedly didn’t speak to each other for two months during the season. Morey had been looking to move Paul who is anchored down by a massive contact.
Paul, 34, makes $38.5 million next year, $41.3 million the season after that and $44.2 million in his final campaign under his current contract.
