Chris Paul’s Season of Redemption

SI’s Robin Lundberg wonders if the Houston Rockets made a mistake trading Chris Paul.

When Chris Paul was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Russell Westbrook trade, he was viewed as a fading star with an albatross contract sent away to NBA limbo. However, Paul and rising star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have the Thunder in position to make the postseason, which no one foresaw coming into the season. SI’s Robin Lundberg wonders if the Houston Rockets made a mistake trading Paul.