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After initial reports that Chris Paul was going to opt out of his contract, Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski is now reporting that Paul has opted in to the last year of the deal and that the Clippers are trading him to the Houston Rockets.
Per Woj, Houston will send Patrick Beverley, Sam Dekker, Lou Williams, and a future first-round in exchange for Paul.
Paul will now join MVP-candidate James Harden in what likely becomes the top backcourt in the NBA. It will be interesting to see how the two ball-dominate guard mesh now in Houston, but with two guys this talented, there are good odds they will be able to figure something out.
Houston won 55 games last season, largely thanks to an amazing season from Harden. With Chris Paul on board and Houston maintaining many of their good pieces, the Rockets are now a real contender to Golden State out in the West.
