What It Means:

This effectively ends Paul's postseason run, and it'll be Austin Rivers moving into the starting five, with more Jamal Crawford, J.J. Redick and Jeff Green being asked to do more on the offensive end. Pablo Prigioni should play more as well, but Crawford figures to be the primary beneficiary here sans CP3. With a four-to-six week timetable, Paul has plenty of time to get himself ready for the 2016-17 season.

Paul turned in another superb campaign this year, ranking sixth with a 14.2 nERD. He averaged 19.5 points, 4.2 boards and 10.0 assists (to just 2.6 turnovers) per game. His 51.7 Effective Field Goal Percentage was right in line with his career average (51.3).