Who is worse than Paul? missed the playoffs for the first time in 14 years + no championship in 19 years, and was praised by the Warriors and did not want to retire

The Warriors lost to the Kings and missed the playoffs. People are lamenting the curtain call of the Warriors dynasty and feeling sorry for Stephen Curry, but who noticed the same lonely Chris Paul.

This is the first time since the 2009-10 season that Paul has missed the playoffs. Paul hasn't won a championship in 19 years in his career, and only two people in history, Vince Carter (22 seasons) and Crawford (20 seasons), have been on the road for more than him and have not won a championship.

Can Paul still achieve his championship dream?

Paul has no intention of retiring

"It's not a problem at all," Paul said of his future. "I just want to come back and play. ”

The question is, where will Paul's next stop be? Will he stay with the Warriors or go to another team?

Paul has an annual salary of $30 million next season, but that's a non-guaranteed contract. The Warriors have already set a goal of bringing their total salary count below the No. 2 line, so they're certainly not going to let Paul's contract become guaranteed. Of course, the Warriors could re-sign Paul, who became a free agent, but since the Warriors have lost their competitiveness, Paul may not be willing to stay.

"I enjoyed the experience at the Warriors," Paul said. "Obviously, we'll talk as soon as the dust settles. I wanted to see what little Dunleavy and what they were thinking. ”

This season, Paul has mostly served off the bench, averaging 9.2 points per game, a team-high 6.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals. Paul leads all NBA bench players in assists and ranks 12th in the league.

Speaking about missing the playoffs, Paul said, "There's a weird feeling right now, I tore my meniscus when I was in New Orleans in 2009-10. That was the last time I missed the playoffs. Now it's weird. ”

The whole Warriors praised Paul

This season was a new challenge for Paul, and he had to play the sixth man with the Warriors, and he accepted the assignment with ease.

"It was a difficult situation for him, but he handled it well," Cole said. "He's been the team's starting point guard. It's not an ideal lineup for Paul, but he's great for us because he's been our backup point guard. As I've said many times, thanks to his leadership, we've had the best rotation time ever. ”

"But he's handled it very professionally this year. He's a great mentor to young people, one of the greatest professional players I've ever met, for his approach, his attitude and his sacrifices. I love coaching Paul and I really hope we can bring him back next year. There's a long offseason and we'll have to see how that all plays out. ”

Curry also expressed his hope for Paul to return: "He's a professional player, always doing everything the right way, it's fun to play with him, you can talk about basketball to find out." ”

Green and Paul used to be hostile when they were rivals, but now Green has recognized Paul: "Paul is great, I'm grateful, honoured and glad I had the opportunity to play with him this year and we all had the opportunity to be teammates with him. It's something I couldn't have imagined in a million years, and I've said it a million times. Except for not winning the championship, everything else couldn't have been better. ”