Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine of Yahoo! Sports reported that the Clippers' new roster will set an NBA record for the oldest roster in the league's history. Los Angeles will have an average age of 33.2 years, beating the 2001-02 Jazz roster, which had an average player age of 32.0.

Paul's return to the Clippers, where he starred for six years alongside Blake Griffin during the Lob City era, will be under far different circumstances. This time around, he'll be operating as a backup point guard, providing depth behind starter James Harden.

Chris Paul walked into an empty Intuit Dome on Monday, looked up at the massive halo board and saw his name. His No. 3 jersey hung in the home locker room. Both things confirmed that Paul was back where he’d wanted to be for a long time,