Isaiah Thomas Case for Chris Paul

Isaiah Thomas fires up the Point Game Pod with a bold theory: the Spurs might’ve won it all if they’d brought back Chris Paul. He argues Paul’s veteran leadership and game management would’ve been the missing piece to push them over the top in the Finals. While the Knicks swept them decisively, Thomas points to Paul’s past impact mentoring Wembanyama and Castle — teaching them pace control and clutch execution. The Spurs passed on Paul last summer, and now Thomas questions that move, suggesting it cost them a title. Yet, the young core — especially Wembanyama and Harper — got invaluable Finals lessons the hard way. Even with Popovich and vets like Barnes still guiding them, Thomas’s point about Paul’s unique command is compelling — maybe they didn’t need to repeat that painful learning curve. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/59a4a1f1f292dc76