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<p>HOUSTON &#8212; Chris Paul is heading to Houston to join James Harden, and the Rockets will soon have two All-Stars in the backcourt to lead their chase for a championship.</p><p>The Rockets acquired Paul from the Clippers in exchange for Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a protected first-round pick next year and cash considerations.</p><p>The 32-year-old Paul opted in for the last year of his contract so the Clippers could work on a deal.</p><p>The Rockets acquired Hilliard from Detroit and Liggins from Dallas for cash considerations on Wednesday before adding them to the deal for Paul.</p><p>The nine-time All-Star has averaged 18.7 points, 9.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals over his 12-year career, though he has been dogged with criticism in recent years for failing to help the Clippers get out of the second round of the playoffs.</p><p><strong>Lakers exercise Nwaba&#8217;s contract option</strong></p><p>EL SEGUNDO, Calif. &#8212; The Los Angeles Lakers have exercised their $1.3 million contract option on guard David Nwaba for the upcoming season.</p><p>The Lakers announced the move Wednesday.</p><p>Nwaba earned a job with the Lakers after they called him up from their D-League affiliate on Feb. 28. The rookie averaged 6.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while impressing Luke Walton&#8217;s coaching staff with his hustle and defensive play.</p><p><strong>LeBron teaming with Showtime on NBA documentary</strong></p><p>CLEVELAND &#8212; LeBron James will help tell a story he&#8217;s still shaping.</p><p>The Cavaliers superstar is teaming with Showtime on a documentary that will examine the modern NBA and the league&#8217;s impact on popular culture. James, who has been producing TV and movie projects for several years, will serve as an executive producer with long-time business partner Maverick Carter.</p><p>The three-part documentary will be directed by filmmaker Gotham Chopra and premiere in 2018.</p><p>James has become one of the game&#8217;s most transcendent players. The 32-year-old recently led Cleveland to its third straight Finals &#8212; his seventh consecutive trip. The three-time champion continues to play at an amazingly high level after 14 pro seasons.</p><p>&#8220;We developed the idea for these films because of the incredible, generational impact some of the NBA&#8217;s most successful players have had on every aspect of American culture,&#8221; said Carter, CEO of SpringHill Entertainment. &#8220;Gotham is the perfect filmmaker to bring these stories to life, and Showtime is the right platform to showcase how they were able to transcend the game and shape the culture in an unprecedented way.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Ice Cube, Cavs waiting on Billups&#8217; decision</strong></p><p>CLEVELAND &#8212; Ice Cube is chilling as he waits for Chauncey Billups to make a move.</p><p>The rapper-turned-basketball mogul said Wednesday that he doesn&#8217;t know if Billups will join Cleveland&#8217;s front office and lead the Cavaliers&#8217; basketball operations. Last week, Cube, who co-founded Big3, a new 3-on-3 league featuring former NBA players, said he was certain Billups was taking a job with the Cavs and wished him well in his new endeavor.</p><p>However, Billups, a five-time All-Star guard, remains undecided about leaving his TV analyst job and uprooting his family in Denver to start anew in Cleveland.</p><p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll find out I guess pretty soon here,&#8221; Cube said Wednesday in New York. &#8220;We hope he&#8217;d play in the Big 3 of course, but we wish him well if he decides to take the job in Cleveland. Our league is player friendly in every way you could think about. So we want him to be happy and successful in whatever he do.&#8221;</p><p>Billups met twice last week with Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert about a future with the club. They&#8217;ve known each other for a decade and Gilbert is looking for someone to oversee the Cavaliers&#8217; front office after general manager David Griffin parted ways with the team following three straight trips to the NBA Finals.</p><p>The 40-year-old Billups lacks front-office experience, but he&#8217;s well connected in the league and has an excellent reputation.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement to trade for Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul according to a person familiar with the deal. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/web1_ChrisPaul-Trade-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement to trade for Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul according to a person familiar with the deal. </caption0><photoCredit0>Ryan Kang | AP file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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