The Houston Rockets have emerged as an "increasingly serious" threat to sign Chris Paul away from the Los Angeles Clippers.

Paul met with the Clippers on Tuesday and will meet again soon.

James Harden is among those who have advocated for the Rockets to sign Paul and he's conveyed that directly to him.

Paul would have signed with the Rockets in 2013 had the Clippers not hired Doc Rivers away from the Boston Celtics.