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Apr 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) watches game action against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

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Apr 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) watches game action against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
The Golden State Warriors haven’t had the best of seasons. But the team sparked by the Splash Brothers’ sharpshooting prowess hit the headlines with their deal to bring Chris Paul into the fold for $30.8 million. The new joining was hailed as a difference-making pick of the season. But perhaps, not anymore.
Two analysts are now saying that even though Chris Paul is wearing the team colors, there’s a chance that Golden State won’t play Chris at all, or for long. And they went on to justify their idea.
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Chris Broussard rips apart Warriors
Chris Broussard in his recent conversation with Ephraim Salaam on The Odd Couple?said, “I don’t mean it to sound mean, but Ephraim, how he’s going to play? People have thrown out the possibility of Chris Paul, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew, and Draymond Green.”
Chris Paul aka ‘Point God’ has had an impressive record since his debut. He has played with the Los Angeles Clippers for one season. Before trading to the Golden State Warriors, Paul was with Phoenix Suns.
Ephraim also spoke about Chris during the podcast, “When the reporters asked him yesterday, ‘How is going to feel coming off the bench?’, and his first response wasn’t, ‘Look if that’s what the team needs me to do, then, that’s what I am going to do. I am here to help Golden State with another championship. What he said was,’ Did you talk to the coaches, or are you the coach.”
Comments on Chris Paul came after Warriors’ disappointment run this season. Injuries created a major dent in the team of Stephen Curry,?Klay Thompson?and Draymond Green.
Warriors’ off guards: punched and plagued
Crisis at Warriors? camp is attributed to a host of problems. And Green’s punch on Jordan Poole’s face is seen as a flashpoint. And then the rookie-veteran wedge further blurred the focus. While injuries hit the last nail in the coffin. Limited games for Curry and Andrew Wiggins further caused the chaos.
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And after Warriors? highest draft pick in decades James Wiseman proved dud, a desperate call to Gary Payton II couldn’t rescue the Dubs.

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May 12, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) Andre Iguodala (9), guard Ryan Rollins (2) and guard Klay Thompson (11) sit on from the bench in the final minutes of the second half of game six of the 2023 NBA playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Amid all this, young blood like Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody did not make the expected leaps in second year.
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Watch This Story: Despite Jordan Poole?s Exit, Draymond Greens? Future With the Warriors Looks Uncertain as Resurfaced Hate Video Against Chris Paul Astounds the NBA World
In the backdrop of all these happenings, analysts Chris Broussard and Ephraim Salaam aren’t entirely wrong about Chris Paul. Warriors may have brought home “Point God”, but they need to put it in order first.
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