Even if Chris Paul decides to give up the super maximum salary of more than 200 million that the Clippers may offer in the future, the road leading to St. Anthony in CP3 is still full of thorns and extremely bumpy.

Even if Chris Paul decides to give up the super maximum salary of more than 200 million that the Clippers may offer in the future, the road leading to St. Anthony in CP3 is still full of thorns and extremely bumpy. There is no doubt that if Paul joins the Spurs, the league will give birth to a third super team, but the fantasy of Cavaliers Warriors and Spurs forming a three-pointer fantasy, which may still not be perfect. Pursuing Paul is an extremely risky thing for the Spurs itself. Although Popovich has always liked to go astray, will the Spurs "break up all" pursue Paul really build the Spurs' new GDP dynasty model?

One person, one system, people of this level are very rare in the league. Even Curry may not live a comfortable life if he leaves the Warriors system. Looking around the entire league's No. 1 position, Paul is still the first candidate to build a team. But this does not mean that CP3 can represent a team's supply line or half of the team. Paul, who is already 32 years old, is obviously still in his peak period, but compared to when he eliminated the Spurs a few years ago, Paul has obviously started to slowly decline. The question is what price does the Spurs need to pay to get Paul? Is it really worth it?

The Spurs' balance and team have always been symbols of their survival. Even in the three-man-driven lineup in the GDP era, there are many people who have been in the Spurs' flowing water, such as Horry, Finley or post-spurs Hill . Mills , the balance and combat effectiveness of the second team once allowed the Spurs to complete the over-excess of the GDP era in 2014. Their words "flowing" ended the Miami Dynasty era. The Warriors system created by Warriors Cole is just a variant on the basis of the Spurs system. After all, no one in terms of equipment is used to make it. There are no two teams like the Spurs that can make the best use of the items, but they must be similar. This is definitely not as simple as Leonard's battle in Tianwangshan with Rockets and . If the Spurs' second team is destroyed, then the strength of the main lineup will not be much meaning. The Spurs' second team has been the leader in the league in the past decade.

But once Paul arrives, even if he doesn't pursue a maximum salary of 200 million, it is said that Paul will discuss a maximum salary contract of more than 150 million in four years with the Spurs or any non-Clippers team. So for the current Spurs, this is simply a disaster contract - not to mention whether Ginobili is retired, we have to leave the Spurs with a retirement next season, which can free up 10 million in salary space for the Spurs, then Leonard, Aldridge , Tony Parker and Danny Green and Gasol will occupy the Spurs' contract for more than $8,000. Of course, we are still assuming that Ginobili will retire next season. So even on the basis of the league's salary cap of $101 million in the 2018 season and the luxury tax line of $121 million, the Spurs are about to give up the second team building of half of the team and win Paul. This is almost a "bankrupt" gambling act.

In fact, it is not enough to just smash the Spurs' second team. The five people mentioned earlier may have to give up one person before they can negotiate Paul's contract. Conservatively speaking, 30 million is only a basic annual salary for Paul, but it cannot afford it for the Spurs. Even if Paul came to the Spurs, it is really exciting to see from the books that the Big Three are really, but are the remaining shrimp soldiers and crab generals on the team really enough to compete with the Warriors? You should know that Durant has planned to cut salary, and Curry may not ask for a maximum salary of 200 million this year. While retaining the Big Four, the Warriors are also leaving behind two core substitutes Iguodala and Livingston as much as possible. Once the Warriors complete such an operation, it is equivalent to maintaining the first lineup in the next few years.

Paul is of course the biggest fish in the free market this year, but what if the Clippers get another superstar on the basis of retaining the Big Three? Then the four Clippers' giants are enough to change the league's pattern. Although Paul is disappointed with the Clippers, the Clippers may still be his first choice. So for the Spurs, Paul's original Spurs position, such as George Hill, , may be the best choice for cost-effectiveness. If Paul comes to the Spurs breaks the ecological balance, the Spurs may have to pay a greater price than they imagined.