It's probably a combo of penny pinching and the fact that NOBODY likes CP3. I can't remember who it was but I just watched a clip on youtube about how CP3 was even annoying his teammates as a rookie, lol. Apparently he's an acquired taste. The Suns just simply dropping talent is a good thing for the Kings though.
especially Chris Paul since the Suns looked best against the Kings when Chris Paul was having 10 assists first quarters and getting Ayton and Landale going. Less so when it was Booker-centric.
I can see where they decided CP was expendable though because they are more a one on one team now with two high level isolation scorers and it may signal they’ll look to trade Ayton as well and look for more floor spacers and defensive minded wings. They don’t need a point guard that handles the ball as much a CP anymore.
I think if Chris Paul wants to make a splash instead of a retirement tour. He’ll avoid the LA teams that will find him in a similar role as he was in PHX post-Durant and go back to New Orleans.
I think Paul would be a massive pickup for the Pelicans and a good fit too.
Also, it would stick it to the Suns since pre-Zion injury it looked like Suns-Pelicans was going to be the grudge match of the season with both games prior to injury having some sort of altercation…
…granted, the altercations were mostly started by Chris Paul himself being a douche