Chris Paul mentioned a word that rarely has been uttered around the Clippers franchise — championship.

Paul emphasized that point Thursday during his introductory news conference.

"I'm excited to bring a championship here to L.A. in a Clippers uniform," Paul said. "Knowing that they've never won a championship here, I wanted to be a part of something like that.

"I know about the history of the franchise and different things like that," Paul said. "But this decision wasn't about the past. It was about the present and about the future."