Good deal for both sides because
Houston: Impressive work to get a player of that caliber for so little. You basically can't turn that down.
LAC: Was probably going to lose him for nothing anyways.
Deal is kind of a head scratcher though, because:
Could LAC have gotten more in return? Would NYC not have given up a better asset like Hernangomez to acquire CP3 now that Phil is out? CP3, Lee, Melo, Zingis, Noah/another C is a really good starting 5 with some flexibility to go small with Zingis at the 5 and Melo at 4.
Is Chris Paul really a good fit in Houston? I think he's going to make Harden (who doesn't move off the ball) less effective and CP3 will naturally slow down Houston's offense, where they thrived when playing fast last season.