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href="#Rise_to_stardom_(2007–2011)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.2</span> <span>Rise to stardom (2007–2011)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rise_to_stardom_(2007–2011)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Los_Angeles_Clippers_(2011–2017)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Los_Angeles_Clippers_(2011–2017)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Los Angeles Clippers (2011–2017)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Los_Angeles_Clippers_(2011–2017)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Failed_Lakers_trade_and_"Lob_City"_rise_(2011–2012)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Failed_Lakers_trade_and_"Lob_City"_rise_(2011–2012)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>Failed Lakers trade and "Lob City" rise (2011–2012)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Failed_Lakers_trade_and_"Lob_City"_rise_(2011–2012)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Playoff_upsets_(2012–2015)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Playoff_upsets_(2012–2015)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.2</span> <span>Playoff upsets (2012–2015)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Playoff_upsets_(2012–2015)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Final_years_with_Clippers_(2015–2017)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Final_years_with_Clippers_(2015–2017)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.3</span> <span>Final years with Clippers (2015–2017)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Final_years_with_Clippers_(2015–2017)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Houston_Rockets_(2017–2019)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Houston_Rockets_(2017–2019)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Houston Rockets (2017–2019)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Houston_Rockets_(2017–2019)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-First_Conference_Finals_appearance_(2017–2018)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_Conference_Finals_appearance_(2017–2018)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>First Conference Finals appearance (2017–2018)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_Conference_Finals_appearance_(2017–2018)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uneventful_season_(2018–2019)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uneventful_season_(2018–2019)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.2</span> <span>Uneventful season (2018–2019)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uneventful_season_(2018–2019)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Oklahoma_City_Thunder_(2019–2020)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Oklahoma_City_Thunder_(2019–2020)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–2020)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Oklahoma_City_Thunder_(2019–2020)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Phoenix_Suns_(2020–2023)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Phoenix_Suns_(2020–2023)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Phoenix Suns (2020–2023)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Phoenix_Suns_(2020–2023)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-First_Finals_appearance_(2020–2021)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_Finals_appearance_(2020–2021)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5.1</span> <span>First Finals appearance (2020–2021)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_Finals_appearance_(2020–2021)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_record_in_wins_(2021–2022)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_record_in_wins_(2021–2022)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5.2</span> <span>Franchise record in wins (2021–2022)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franchise_record_in_wins_(2021–2022)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-11,000_assists_(2022–2023)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#11,000_assists_(2022–2023)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5.3</span> <span>11,000 assists (2022–2023)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-11,000_assists_(2022–2023)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Golden_State_Warriors_(2023–2024)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Golden_State_Warriors_(2023–2024)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Golden State Warriors (2023–2024)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Golden_State_Warriors_(2023–2024)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-San_Antonio_Spurs_(2024–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#San_Antonio_Spurs_(2024–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>San Antonio Spurs (2024–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-San_Antonio_Spurs_(2024–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_team_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_team_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>National team career</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_team_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Player_profile" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_profile"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Player profile</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Player_profile-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Off_the_court" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Off_the_court"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Off the court</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Off_the_court-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Off the court subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Off_the_court-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Personal life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Career_statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Career_statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Career statistics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Career_statistics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Career statistics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Career_statistics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-NBA" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NBA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>NBA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NBA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Regular_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regular_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.1</span> <span>Regular season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regular_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Play-in" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Play-in"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.2</span> <span>Play-in</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Play-in-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Playoffs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Playoffs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.3</span> <span>Playoffs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Playoffs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-College" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#College"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>College</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-College-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Filmography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Filmography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_honors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_honors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Awards and honors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_honors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BD_%D5%93%D6%85%D5%AC" title="Քրիս Փօլ – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Քրիս Փօլ" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Крыс Пол – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Крыс Пол" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB" title="Крис Пол – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Крис Пол" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%A0%CF%89%CE%BB" title="Κρις Πωλ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κρις Πωλ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84" title="کریس پاول – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کریس پاول" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4_%ED%8F%B4" title="크리스 폴 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="크리스 폴" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Chris Paul" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" 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For the militant, see <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Paul" title="Christopher Paul">Christopher Paul</a>. 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Chris Paul</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_(2022_All-Star_Weekend)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Chris_Paul_%282022_All-Star_Weekend%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/230px-Chris_Paul_%282022_All-Star_Weekend%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Chris_Paul_%282022_All-Star_Weekend%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/345px-Chris_Paul_%282022_All-Star_Weekend%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Chris_Paul_%282022_All-Star_Weekend%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/460px-Chris_Paul_%282022_All-Star_Weekend%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1902" data-file-height="2188" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Paul at the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C4CED4 !important;">No. 3 – San Antonio Spurs</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">Point guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C4CED4 !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1985-05-06</span>) </span>May 6, 1985<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 39)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem, North Carolina</a>, U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-born_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-born-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">175 lb (79 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C4CED4 !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/West_Forsyth_High_School_(North_Carolina)" title="West Forsyth High School (North Carolina)">West Forsyth</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Clemmons,_North_Carolina" title="Clemmons, North Carolina">Clemmons, North Carolina</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Wake Forest</a> (2003–2005)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a>: 1st round, 4th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2005–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C4CED4 !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005</a>–<a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011</a>–<a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2017</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2019</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–2020</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020</a>–<a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2023</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–2024</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NBA_season" title="2024–25 NBA season">2024</a>–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; border: 2.5px solid #C4CED4 !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>12× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a>–<a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game MVP">NBA All-Star Game MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2020</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2021</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Third_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Third Team">All-NBA Third Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2022</a>)</li> <li>7× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>–<a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2017</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive Second Team">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_assists_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual assists leaders">NBA assists leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2022</a>)</li> <li>6× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_steals_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual steals leaders">NBA steals leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a></li> <li>Consensus first-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="2005 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">2005</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" title="List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams">All-ACC</a> (2005)</li> <li>Third-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men%27s_basketball_teams" title="List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball teams">All-ACC</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year">ACC Rookie of the Year</a> (2004)</li> <li>No. 3 <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USA_Basketball_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year">USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year</a> (2004)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2003 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Mr._Basketball" title="North Carolina Mr. Basketball">North Carolina Mr. Basketball</a> (2003)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/101108">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46040#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team competition</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Championship">FIBA World Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 Japan</a> </span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team competition </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Christopher Emmanuel Paul</b> (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed "<b>CP3</b>" and "<b>the Point God</b>", is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he has won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year Award</a>, an <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award</a>, two <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the Summer Olympics">Olympic gold medals</a>, and led the NBA in assists five times and steals a record six times. Paul has also been selected to 12 <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> teams, 11 <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA</a> teams, and nine <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive</a> teams. In 2021, he was selected to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a>. Paul also served as the president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a> from 2013 to 2021. Among the highest-paid athletes in the world, he holds endorsement deals with companies such as <a href="/wiki/Air_Jordan" title="Air Jordan">Jordan Brand</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_Farm" title="State Farm">State Farm</a>. </p><p>Paul was a <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American</a> in high school and attended <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a> for two years of <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a>, where he helped the <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Demon Deacons</a> achieve their first-ever number-one ranking. Paul was selected as the fourth overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005 NBA draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>, where he developed into one of the league's best players, finishing second in <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player Award</a> voting in 2008. During the 2011 offseason, the Hornets organized a deal to send Paul to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, but the transaction was controversially voided by the NBA. He was instead dealt to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> later that year. Led by Paul's playmaking, the Clippers developed a reputation for their fast-paced offense and spectacular <a href="/wiki/Alley-oop" title="Alley-oop">alley-oop</a> dunks, earning them the nickname "Lob City". </p><p>In 2017, Paul was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, where he helped the team win a franchise-record 65 games in his debut season. Paul played one more season in Houston before being traded to the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> as part of a package for <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a> in 2019. With the Thunder looking to rebuild, Paul was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> in 2020, where he reached the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time in his career in <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a>. The following season, Paul helped the team win a franchise-record 64 games. After three seasons in Phoenix, Paul was traded and spent one season with the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>, where he came off the bench for the first time in his career. He later signed with the Spurs in 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Chris Paul was born in <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem, North Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-hinton_04102018_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hinton_04102018-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-born_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-born-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones. He grew up in <a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a> with his older brother, Charles "C.J." Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-hinton_04102018_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hinton_04102018-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-parents_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parents-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul's family gave him the nickname "CP3" because Paul, his father, and his brother all share the same initials.<sup id="cite_ref-Biography.com_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biography.com-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A former athlete himself, Charles Sr. taught his sons basketball and football and coached them in various youth leagues throughout their childhoods.<sup id="cite_ref-05sipiece_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-05sipiece-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Growing up, the Paul brothers spent their summers working at a service station owned by their grandfather Nathaniel Jones;<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul attributes many life lessons to his grandfather and has described him as his "best friend."<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul was raised <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Greensboro2023_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greensboro2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school_career">High school career</h2></div> <p>Paul attended <a href="/wiki/West_Forsyth_High_School_(North_Carolina)" title="West Forsyth High School (North Carolina)">West Forsyth High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Clemmons,_North_Carolina" title="Clemmons, North Carolina">Clemmons, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gpa_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gpa-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played on the junior varsity team.<sup id="cite_ref-espnrise_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espnrise-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his junior year, Paul averaged 25 <a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">points</a>, 5.3 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">assists</a>, and 4.4 <a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">steals</a> per game, helping West Forsyth reach the state semifinals.<sup id="cite_ref-wakeforest_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakeforest-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the ensuing summer, he led the Winston-Salem-based Kappa Magic to the National U-17 AAU title, earning tournament MVP honors in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his senior season, Paul received national attention for scoring 61 points in a game; his 61-year-old grandfather was murdered earlier that year and Paul honored him by scoring one point for each year of his life.<sup id="cite_ref-Gpa_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gpa-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul finished the season with averages of 30.8 points, 5.9 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebounds</a>, 9.5 assists, and 6.0 steals per game, leading West Forsyth to a 27–3 record and the Class 4A Eastern Regional finals.<sup id="cite_ref-wakeforest_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakeforest-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was ultimately named a <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonald's All-American">McDonald's All-American</a>, first-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team"><i>Parade</i> All-American</a>, and North Carolina's Mr. Basketball by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Charlotte_Observer" title="The Charlotte Observer">The Charlotte Observer</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-wakeforest_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakeforest-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2></div> <p>As a freshman at <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Wake Forest University</a>, Paul averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game,<sup id="cite_ref-College_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-College-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> setting school freshman records for three-point percentage, free throws, free throw percentage, assists, and steals in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-wakeforest_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakeforest-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Behind his play, the Demon Deacons qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a>, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Saint_Joseph%27s_Hawks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team">St. Joseph's</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">season</a>, Paul was named <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year">ACC Rookie of the Year</a> and Third Team All-ACC.<sup id="cite_ref-wakeforest_20-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wakeforest-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For two weeks early in Paul's <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">sophomore season</a>, Wake Forest was ranked number one in the nation for the first time in school history.<sup id="cite_ref-Agent_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agent-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 15, 2005, Paul registered 26 points and eight assists in a victory over rival <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on February 3, he scored 23 points in a victory over rival <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the final game of the year, Paul punched <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" title="NC State Wolfpack men's basketball">NC State</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Julius_Hodge" title="Julius Hodge">Julius Hodge</a> in the groin and received a one-game suspension from the ACC Tournament,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an incident that marred Paul's image for a short time.<sup id="cite_ref-Agent_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agent-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Demon Deacons again qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a> but suffered a second round upset at the hands of <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With final averages of 15.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 2.4 steals per game, Paul was eventually named <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">First Team Consensus All-America</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-College_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-College-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with a 3.21 grade point average (GPA), he was also named to ESPN's <a href="/wiki/Academic_All-America" title="Academic All-America">Academic All-America Team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 15, 2005, Paul announced he would be hiring an agent and turning professional.<sup id="cite_ref-Agent_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Agent-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 2, 2013, Wake Forest retired Paul's jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-Retire_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retire-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, he was inducted into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Orleans_Hornets_(2005–2011)"><span id="New_Orleans_Hornets_.282005.E2.80.932011.29"></span>New Orleans Hornets (2005–2011)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg/225px-Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg/338px-Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg/450px-Chris_paul_hornets_v_celtics.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3180" data-file-height="2281" /></a><figcaption>Paul attempts a runner in December 2008.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_seasons_in_New_Orleans_and_Oklahoma_City_(2005–2007)"><span id="Early_seasons_in_New_Orleans_and_Oklahoma_City_.282005.E2.80.932007.29"></span>Early seasons in New Orleans and Oklahoma City (2005–2007)</h4></div> <p>Paul was selected as the fourth overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005 NBA draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the devastation caused by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>, the Hornets played most of their games in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> during Paul's first two seasons with the team.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul finished his <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">debut season</a> leading all rookies in total points, assists, steals, and <a href="/wiki/Double-doubles" class="mw-redirect" title="Double-doubles">double-doubles</a>, and became only the second rookie in NBA history to lead the league in total steals.<sup id="cite_ref-ROY_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROY-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With final averages of 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists, and 2.2 steals per game,<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was named <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a>, falling just one vote shy of winning the award unanimously.<sup id="cite_ref-ROY_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROY-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only other rookie to receive a first place vote was <a href="/wiki/Deron_Williams" title="Deron Williams">Deron Williams</a>, with whom Paul enjoyed a brief rivalry early in their careers.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNMag_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNMag-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the 2007 <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend">All-Star Weekend</a>, Paul set new <a href="/wiki/Rising_Stars_Challenge" title="Rising Stars Challenge">Rookie Challenge</a> records with 17 assists and 9 steals.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">sophomore season</a>, he increased his scoring and passing averages to 17.3 points and 8.9 assists per game, but played in only 64 games due to injury.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rise_to_stardom_(2007–2011)"><span id="Rise_to_stardom_.282007.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Rise to stardom (2007–2011)</h4></div> <p>Paul was selected to his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Game</a> in <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> playing in front of his home fans in New Orleans.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Behind his leadership, the Hornets were near the top of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> standings all year, temporarily occupying first place on March 17 following a win against the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2007–08 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Orleans finished the season with a franchise-record 56 wins and the second seed in the West.<sup id="cite_ref-NOH_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOH-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul led the NBA with 11.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game to go along with 21.1 points per game,<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> finishing second in <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player Award</a> voting and being named to his first <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">All-Defensive</a> teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his playoff debut, he scored 35 points against the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 2, he set a franchise playoff record with 17 assists.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hornets defeated the Mavericks in five games, with Paul registering 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 15 assists in the final game.<sup id="cite_ref-eliminatemavs_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eliminatemavs-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their run came to an end in the next round, where they were eliminated by the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2007–08 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NOH_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOH-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg/175px-Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg/263px-Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg/350px-Byron_Scott_talking_to_Chris_Paul.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1942" data-file-height="2438" /></a><figcaption>Paul speaks with Hornets coach <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a> in March 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to the start of the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a>, Paul signed a contract extension with the Hornets worth $68 million.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 17, 2008, he set the NBA record for consecutive games with a steal at 106.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On several occasions, he came within a few steals of recording a <a href="/wiki/Quadruple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruple-double">quadruple-double</a>, including a 27-point, 10-rebound, 15-assist, and 7-steal game against the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2008–09 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> on January 26, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His final averages were 22.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 11 assists, and 2.8 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite Paul's individual accomplishments, New Orleans' record fell from the year before and they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2008–09 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a slow start to the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10 season</a>, the Hornets fired coach <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul stirred up controversy when he announced his displeasure with the move, commenting that team management should have "consulted with me and asked how I felt before it happened."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early February 2010, Paul tore cartilage in his left knee and was sidelined for over a month by surgery, forcing him to miss the All-Star Game.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, he played in only 45 games and his averages dropped to 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 10.7 assists, and 2.1 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Paul, the Hornets struggled, missing the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a>, Paul had another injury scare, suffering a concussion on March 6 after colliding with <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cavaliers</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Ramon_Sessions" title="Ramon Sessions">Ramon Sessions</a> and being carried off the court on a stretcher.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned two games later, registering 33 points and 15 assists against the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2010–11 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the luxury of Paul playing a full season, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs and were matched up with the defending champion <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in the first round.<sup id="cite_ref-TwentyTen_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TwentyTen-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 1, Paul contributed 33 points, 14 assists, and 4 steals,<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in Game 4, he registered 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to Paul's performances, Lakers <a href="/wiki/Beat_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Beat writer">beat writer</a> Dave McMenamin declared that Paul was having a "historically great series".<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, New Orleans were eliminated in six games,<sup id="cite_ref-TwentyTen_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TwentyTen-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and ownership, fearing that Paul would leave the franchise via free agency, began actively pursuing a trade that would provide the team equitable compensation in return for his services.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Clippers_(2011–2017)"><span id="Los_Angeles_Clippers_.282011.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Los Angeles Clippers (2011–2017)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Failed_Lakers_trade_and_"Lob_City"_rise_(2011–2012)"><span id="Failed_Lakers_trade_and_.22Lob_City.22_rise_.282011.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Failed Lakers trade and "Lob City" rise (2011–2012)</h4></div><p> On December 8, 2011, the Hornets agreed to a three-team trade sending Paul to the Lakers. The NBA, who owned the Hornets at the time, nullified the deal because commissioner <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a> claimed that New Orleans would be better off by keeping Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-beck_12102011_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-beck_12102011-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The teams involved in the transaction attempted to lobby the league to reverse its ruling and reconstruct the deal to no avail.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 12, the Hornets agreed to a trade sending Paul to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, but the deal broke down after the NBA added additional demands to the original terms.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, the teams finally completed the trade, sending Paul and two future second-round draft picks to the Clippers in return for <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gordon" title="Eric Gordon">Eric Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kaman" title="Chris Kaman">Chris Kaman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Farouq_Aminu" title="Al-Farouq Aminu">Al-Farouq Aminu</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>' unprotected first-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012 draft</a>, which was used to draft <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Austin Rivers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon the deal's completion, Paul announced that he would opt into the final year of his contract and remain in Los Angeles for at least two more seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul_Clippers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="619" /></a><figcaption>Paul in February 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Paul's arrival to Los Angeles rejuvenated the Clippers franchise, with teammate <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Blake Griffin</a> later commenting, "It put us on the map."<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early in Paul's <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">debut season</a>, the team developed a reputation for their fast-paced offense and spectacular alley-oop dunks,<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> usually from Paul to Griffin or <a href="/wiki/DeAndre_Jordan" title="DeAndre Jordan">DeAndre Jordan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Point_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Point-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> earning them the nickname "Lob City".<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul finished the year averaging 19.8 points, 9.1 assists, and 2.5 steals per game,<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the first Clipper to be named to the All-NBA First Team since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Behind his play and the emergence of Griffin as an All-NBA performer, Los Angeles qualified for the playoffs, losing to the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2011–12 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the conference semifinals.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Playoff_upsets_(2012–2015)"><span id="Playoff_upsets_.282012.E2.80.932015.29"></span>Playoff upsets (2012–2015)</h4></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013 All-Star Game</a>, Paul led the West to victory with a 20-point and 15-assist performance, earning his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">season</a> averaging 16.9 points, 9.7 assists, and 2.4 steals per game, helping the Clippers to a franchise-record 56 wins.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seeded fourth in the West entering the playoffs, Los Angeles were defeated in the first round by the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2012–13 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after their early postseason exit, the Clippers announced they would not renew coach <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Del_Negro" title="Vinny Del Negro">Vinny Del Negro</a>'s contract and rumors arose of Paul forcing Del Negro out. Los Angeles later denied any player involvement in the coaching decision.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Chris_Paul_crop.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="367" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Chris_Paul_crop.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Chris_Paul_crop.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5532" data-file-height="9216" /></a><figcaption>Paul dribbles the ball in November 2013.</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to the start of the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14 season</a>, Paul re-signed with the Clippers for five years on a contract worth approximately $107 million.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite a shoulder injury that sidelined him for over a month,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Los Angeles set another new franchise record for wins with 57.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His final averages were 19.1 points, 10.7 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 1 of the second round of the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, he hit a career postseason-high eight three-pointers to help the Clippers take an early series lead over the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2013–14 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 5 and with the series tied 2–2, he made a string of late mistakes leading to an eventual Thunder victory, later commenting, "It's me ... Everything that happened at the end is on me."<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oklahoma City eventually eliminated Los Angeles in six games.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a>, Paul played in all 82 games for the first time in his career, averaging 19.1 points and a league-high 10.2 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 7 of the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, he hit a go-ahead shot with a second left to lift the Clippers over the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2014–15 San Antonio Spurs season">Spurs</a> despite a hamstring injury.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The injury forced him to miss the first two games of the next series versus the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2014–15 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a>, and Los Angeles eventually lost in seven games despite holding a 3–1 series lead.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The defeat marked ten consecutive seasons and seven consecutive playoff appearances without an <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals">NBA Conference Finals</a> appearance for Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final_years_with_Clippers_(2015–2017)"><span id="Final_years_with_Clippers_.282015.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Final years with Clippers (2015–2017)</h4></div> <p>In January of the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>, Paul led the Clippers on a ten-game winning streak despite missing Griffin and Jordan at various points due to injury.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the third straight year, he finished the season with averages of over 19 points, 10 assists, and 2 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To begin the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 NBA Playoffs">postseason</a>, the Clippers drew a matchup with the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2015–16 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, taking a 2–1 lead to start the series. In Game 4, Paul broke his hand and was ruled out indefinitely.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Paul, as well as Griffin, who also injured himself in Game 4, Los Angeles eventually lost the series in six games.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Chris_Paul_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Chris_Paul_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Chris_Paul_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1734" data-file-height="2129" /></a><figcaption>Paul in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a>, Paul missed 21 regular season games due to rest or injury, and averaged 18.1 points, 9.2 assists, and 5 rebounds in just over 31 minutes per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At season's end, Paul was not rewarded with an All-NBA honor, marking just the second time he failed to make an All-NBA team since 2008 and the first time in his six years as a Clipper.<sup id="cite_ref-clipsnation_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clipsnation-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, Los Angeles was eliminated after their first round series against the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2016–17 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a>, with Paul averaging 25.3 points, 9.9 assists, 5 rebounds per game over seven games.<sup id="cite_ref-clipsnation_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clipsnation-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Rockets_(2017–2019)"><span id="Houston_Rockets_.282017.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Houston Rockets (2017–2019)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_Conference_Finals_appearance_(2017–2018)"><span id="First_Conference_Finals_appearance_.282017.E2.80.932018.29"></span>First Conference Finals appearance (2017–2018)</h4></div> <p>On June 28, 2017, Paul was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Beverley" title="Patrick Beverley">Patrick Beverley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Dekker" title="Sam Dekker">Sam Dekker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montrezl_Harrell" title="Montrezl Harrell">Montrezl Harrell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darrun_Hilliard" title="Darrun Hilliard">Darrun Hilliard</a>, <a href="/wiki/DeAndre_Liggins" title="DeAndre Liggins">DeAndre Liggins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Williams" title="Lou Williams">Lou Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Wiltjer" title="Kyle Wiltjer">Kyle Wiltjer</a>, a future first-round pick, and cash considerations.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Clippers ultimately decided to trade Paul because they were unwilling to offer him the contract extension that he was seeking and they did not want to lose him for nothing once he became a free agent. Paul, who was interested in playing alongside superstar guard <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a>, opted into the final year of his existing contract to facilitate the trade.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some analysts were initially skeptical of the trade due to the perceived redundancy of Paul and Harden's playing ball-dominating playing styles, leading to questions over how they would adjust to each other.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 17, Paul debuted for the Rockets in their season-opening win over the defending champion <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2017–18 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored only four points on 2-for-9 shooting and sat on the bench down the stretch while the Rockets made their final push.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later revealed that he was playing through a knee injury, and he subsequently missed the next 14 games, returning to the lineup on November 16 against the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2017–18 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Paul healthy, Houston quickly established themselves as a championship contender, boasting the league's top-ranked offense in addition to a top-ten defense. Their success was primarily driven by Paul and Harden, who assumed playmaking duties while role players such as <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gordon" title="Eric Gordon">Eric Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Ariza" title="Trevor Ariza">Trevor Ariza</a>, and <a href="/wiki/P._J._Tucker" title="P. J. Tucker">P. J. Tucker</a> provided floor spacing with three-point shooting.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 15, Paul registered 28 points, eight assists, and seven steals against the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season">Spurs</a> to lead the Rockets to their 12th straight victory.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 26, 2018, he scored a season-high 38 points in a loss to the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2017–18 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rockets eventually finished the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18 season</a> with a franchise-record 65 wins and the best record in the NBA, which included Harden winning the MVP Award and the team setting a league record for three-point attempts.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul's final averages were 18.6 points, 7.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, Houston eliminated the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2017–18 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, earning them a matchup with the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2017–18 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in the second round.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 5 of the series, Paul scored a career playoff-high 41 points along with eight three-pointers, 10 assists, and seven rebounds en route to a series-clinching victory over the Jazz. With the win, Paul advanced to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals">NBA Conference Finals</a> for the first time in his career,<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where the Warriors awaited. Going into Game 5, the series was tied 2–2 before Paul helped lead Houston to victory by scoring seven fourth quarter points that powered a 10–5 run and gave the Rockets a lead that they never relinquished.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Paul injured his hamstring late in the game,<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with him out for the remainder of the series, Houston was eliminated from the postseason with back-to-back losses.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Uneventful_season_(2018–2019)"><span id="Uneventful_season_.282018.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Uneventful season (2018–2019)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1616" /></a><figcaption>Paul in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 8, 2018, Paul signed a four-year, $160 million maximum contract extension with the Rockets.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 20, shortly after the start of the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19 season</a>, he was involved in an on-court altercation with <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rajon Rondo</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season">Lakers</a>, which resulted in a two-game suspension and a fine.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 20, he suffered a left hamstring strain against the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Miami_Heat_season" title="2018–19 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which caused him to miss 17 consecutive games.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 23, he recorded 23 points and a season-high 17 assists in a win over the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2018–19 Golden State Warriors season">Warriors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Late in the season, Paul found himself in the midst of a slump and Houston dropped down to the third seed in the conference, which prompted some analysts to wonder if Paul had moved into a new, less effective phase of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the conference semifinals, the Rockets again found themselves matched up with Golden State, but could not close out the series despite the Warriors' primary scorer, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>, missing the final two games.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oklahoma_City_Thunder_(2019–2020)"><span id="Oklahoma_City_Thunder_.282019.E2.80.932020.29"></span>Oklahoma City Thunder (2019–2020)</h3></div> <p>On July 16, 2019, the Rockets traded Paul, two protected first-round draft picks, and two first-round pick swaps to the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Russell Westbrook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first time in years, Paul found himself on a young, rebuilding team without championship aspirations. Despite speculation that the Thunder would try to move on from Paul immediately, he embraced his role as a veteran leader of the team, which earned him praise from coach <a href="/wiki/Billy_Donovan" title="Billy Donovan">Billy Donovan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UndefeatedOKC_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UndefeatedOKC-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul debuted for Oklahoma City in a loss to the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2019–20 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> on October 23, registering 22 points and 8 rebounds in 30 minutes of play.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 30, he was selected to his 10th All-Star nod, and first since <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a>, being named a Western Conference reserve.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 11, Paul scored a season-high 31 points in a loss to the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2019–20 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a break in the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">season</a> due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the Thunder eventually finished as the fifth seed in the conference, earning them a matchup with Paul's old team, the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2019–20 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a>, in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trailing 3–2 going into Game 6, Paul scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter to lead Oklahoma City to a series-tying victory.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the Thunder would ultimately lose Game 7 and be eliminated from the postseason,<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> deemed Paul's tenure with the team a success and opined that he had reestablished himself as one of the best point guards in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phoenix_Suns_(2020–2023)"><span id="Phoenix_Suns_.282020.E2.80.932023.29"></span>Phoenix Suns (2020–2023)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_Finals_appearance_(2020–2021)"><span id="First_Finals_appearance_.282020.E2.80.932021.29"></span>First Finals appearance (2020–2021)</h4></div> <p>On November 16, 2020, the Thunder traded Paul and <a href="/wiki/Abdel_Nader" title="Abdel Nader">Abdel Nader</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Oubre_Jr." title="Kelly Oubre Jr.">Kelly Oubre Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rubio" title="Ricky Rubio">Ricky Rubio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Jerome" title="Ty Jerome">Ty Jerome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Lecque" title="Jalen Lecque">Jalen Lecque</a>, and a 2022 protected first-round pick.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 1, 2021, Paul dropped a season-high 34 points, along with nine rebounds and nine assists, in a close 109–108 win over the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 19, he put up a season-high 19 assists while also scoring 15 points in a 132–114 win over the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 23, Paul was selected to his 11th All-Star appearance, second in a row, as a Western Conference reserve.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> being named a replacement All-Star a day later, Paul and Booker were the first Suns duo since <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a> in 2010 to be named All-Stars.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 21, Paul logged his first triple-double of the season with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in a 111–94 win over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to record 10,000 career assists.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals against the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2020–21 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a>, Paul recorded 17 points, 15 assists, and 0 turnovers in a 123–98 victory. This was Paul's third playoff game with at least 15 points, 15 assists, and 0 turnovers, the most in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 4, Paul scored 37 points on a 74 percent shooting (14-of-19) alongside seven assists in a 125–118 victory, leading the Suns to a 4–0 series sweep over the Nuggets for their first <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">Western Conference Finals</a> appearance since 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 16, Paul was indefinitely sidelined as he entered the NBA's <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> health and safety protocols.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul endured an eight-day isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, which caused him to miss the first two games of the Western Conference Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2020–21 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, Paul tied a playoff career-high 41 points, while putting up eight assists, in a 130–103 victory to close out the series, advancing to the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time in his career and the Suns' first appearance since <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the game Paul scored 31 out of his 41 points in the second half, becoming just the third player in the last 25 years to score at least 30 points in the second half of a series-clinching game.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, Paul put up 32 points, 16 of those in the third quarter, along with nine assists, in a 118–105 win.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Suns jumped to a 2–0 lead in the series before losing in six games. Paul became the first player in NBA playoff history to lose four series in which his team led 2–0.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the Finals ended, he had wrist surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Franchise_record_in_wins_(2021–2022)"><span id="Franchise_record_in_wins_.282021.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Franchise record in wins (2021–2022)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_(51915033936).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_%2851915033936%29.jpg/220px-LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_%2851915033936%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_%2851915033936%29.jpg/330px-LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_%2851915033936%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_%2851915033936%29.jpg/440px-LeBron_James_and_Chris_Paul_%2851915033936%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5504" data-file-height="8256" /></a><figcaption>Paul (right) alongside <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On August 7, 2021, Paul signed a four-year contract extension with the Suns worth up to $120 million.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 22, Paul recorded 23 points and 14 assists in a 115–105 win over the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, becoming the first player in league history to record 20,000 points and 10,000 assists in their career.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 2, Paul put up 14 points and 18 assists in a 112–100 win over the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a>, moving past <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> for third place on the NBA all-time career assists list.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 2, Paul put up 12 points and 12 assists in a 114–103 win over the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2021–22 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a>, leading the Suns to their franchise-record 18th win in a row.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 24, 2022, Paul scored 27 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out 14 assists in a 115–109 win against the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2021–22 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 28, Paul logged his 18th career triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists in a 134–124 win over the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following game, Paul had a season-high 19 assists with 20 points and eight rebounds in a 115–110 win against the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2021–22 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 3, Paul recorded 18 points, 12 assists, and three steals in a 124–115 loss to the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> who snapped Phoenix's 11-game winning streak.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was Paul's 50th career game with 10 assists or more with no turnovers—the most such games in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the game, he was named a reserve for the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 10, Paul tied his season-high 19 assists with 17 points and seven rebounds as he led the Suns to a 131–107 victory against the Bucks in a rematch of last year's NBA Finals. Paul finished with his 500th career double-double. He is just the fourth guard in NBA history to accomplish that feat.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 16, Paul broke his right thumb in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, just before the All-Star break. On March 24, Paul returned from a broken right wrist to help the Suns wrap up the top seed in the NBA playoffs with a 140–130 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>. He finished the game with 17 points and 13 assists.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 1, Paul surpassed <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> for fourth on the NBA all-time career steals list.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 5, after Phoenix's 121–110 win over the Lakers, Paul became the first player in NBA history to be part of four teams to set a franchise record for victories in a single season.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Game 1 of the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">playoffs</a>, Paul scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter along with seven rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals on 12-of-16 shooting from the field in a 110–99 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He also became the oldest player in NBA history to put up at least 30 points and 10 assists in a playoff game.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 3, Paul scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter along with 14 assists to lead the Suns to a 114–111 win.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 6, he closed the series with 33 points along with eight assists and five rebounds on 14-of-14 shooting, which set the record for the most field goals in a game without a miss in <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs</a> history.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 2, in Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">Western Conference Semifinals</a>, Paul moved past <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a> for fifth all-time in career playoff assists in a 121–114 win over the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Suns jumped to a 2–0 lead in the series before losing in seven games. Paul became the first player in NBA playoff history to lose five series in which his team led 2–0.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="11,000_assists_(2022–2023)"><span id="11.2C000_assists_.282022.E2.80.932023.29"></span>11,000 assists (2022–2023)</h4></div> <p>On October 23, 2022, Paul recorded seven points, eight rebounds and eleven assists in an 112–95 win over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>. He joined <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> as the only players in NBA history with 11,000 assists. Paul also became the first player in the league with 20,000 points and 11,000 assists.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 30, Paul posted 15 assists along with 10 points and 0 turnovers in a 124–109 win over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 19, Paul scored a then season-high 28 points and delivered eight assists in a 130–104 win over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On Christmas Day, Paul recorded 17 points, a then season-high 16 assists and 0 turnovers in a 128–125 overtime loss against the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 22, 2023, Paul returned to the lineup after missing the previous seven games with a hip injury. He had 22 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and three steals to lead the Suns to an 112–110 win over the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 28, Paul scored a season-high 31 points, along with seven rebounds and 11 assists in a 128–118 overtime win over the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 14, Paul posted 17 points and a season-high 19 assists in a 120–107 win over the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next game, Paul surpassed <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> for third on the NBA all-time career steals list.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 6, Paul scored 25 points and made a career-high seven three-pointers in a 119–115 win over the Denver Nuggets.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golden_State_Warriors_(2023–2024)"><span id="Golden_State_Warriors_.282023.E2.80.932024.29"></span>Golden State Warriors (2023–2024)</h3></div> <p>On June 24, 2023, the Suns traded Paul, <a href="/wiki/Landry_Shamet" title="Landry Shamet">Landry Shamet</a>, four first-round pick swaps, and six second-round draft picks to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> for <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Beal" title="Bradley Beal">Bradley Beal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Goodwin" title="Jordan Goodwin">Jordan Goodwin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Todd" title="Isaiah Todd">Isaiah Todd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Twelve days later, the Wizards sent Paul to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Baldwin_Jr." title="Patrick Baldwin Jr.">Patrick Baldwin Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Rollins" title="Ryan Rollins">Ryan Rollins</a>, and two draft picks.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 24, Paul debuted for the Warriors in their season-opening 108–104 loss against the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>. He finished the game with 14 points, six rebounds, nine assists and two steals.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 29, Paul came off the bench for the first time in his NBA career, ending his NBA-record streak of 1,365 consecutive games started, in a 106–95 win over the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 5, 2024, Paul fractured his left hand in the third quarter of a 113–109 win over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>, which required a surgery, but was expected to return later during the season.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 30, 2024, he was <a href="/wiki/Waivers_(sports)" title="Waivers (sports)">waived</a> and became a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Antonio_Spurs_(2024–present)"><span id="San_Antonio_Spurs_.282024.E2.80.93present.29"></span>San Antonio Spurs (2024–present)</h3></div> <p>On July 7, 2024, Paul signed a one-year, $11 million deal with the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 15, Paul logged 11 points and 11 assists in a 120–115 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>. He also logged the 12,000th assist of his career, joining <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> as the only players to reach the milestone.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul2012_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Chris_Paul2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul2012_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Chris_Paul2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul2012_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Chris_Paul2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul2012_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1117" data-file-height="1471" /></a><figcaption>Paul with Team USA in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Paul made his debut for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 FIBA World Championship</a> in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_177-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the competition with a tournament-high 44 assists, helping Team USA win the bronze medal in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2008 Olympics</a> in Beijing, he played a key role off the bench, scoring 13 points in a gold medal game victory against <a href="/wiki/Spain_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Spain national basketball team">Spain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the gold medal, Team USA also finished the competition with a perfect 8–0 record.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_177-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul was promoted to the starting point guard position for the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2012 Olympics</a> in London, averaging 8.2 points, 5.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game en route to another gold medal and undefeated tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_profile">Player profile</h2></div> <p>Standing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall and weighing 175 pounds (79 kg), Paul exclusively plays the <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> position.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His career averages are 17.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists, and 2.1 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has earned All-NBA honors 11 times (2008, 2009, 2011–2016, 2020, 2021, 2022), All-Defensive honors nine times (2008, 2009, 2011–2017), and led the NBA in steals a record six times (2008, 2009, 2011–2014) and in assists five times (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2022).<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, he was ranked as the third-best player in the league by ESPN and <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Point_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Point-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his 2014 NBA preview, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>'s Kevin Pelton called Paul the league's best point guard, adding, "a title he's held throughout his career when healthy."<sup id="cite_ref-Insider_183-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Insider-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i> ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Paul as the 30th-greatest player in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul prefers playing in the half court versus playing up-tempo.<sup id="cite_ref-Insider_183-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Insider-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He creates scoring opportunities by constantly changing speeds; upon beating his defender one-on-one or shedding him in the pick-and-roll, he will often slow down and box him out, denying him from regaining front side position and forcing the defense to help at all times.<sup id="cite_ref-Point_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Point-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His ability to penetrate deep into the paint leads to easy shots for his teammates, and in 2013, he was second in the league in assisted three-pointers.<sup id="cite_ref-Insider_183-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Insider-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a playmaker, he is noted for his consistently high assist-to-turnover ratio,<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> averaging just 2.4 turnovers per game over his career.<sup id="cite_ref-Reference_35-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reference-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A deft midrange shooter, he is especially proficient from the right elbow, leading the league in shooting percentage from that area in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On defense, he aggravates opponents with active hands and high effort,<sup id="cite_ref-Point_69-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Point-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has been ranked as one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Off_the_court">Off the court</h2></div> <p>Paul is regularly ranked as one of the highest-paid athletes in the world by <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the companies that he has done business with include <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_Farm" title="State Farm">State Farm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For a State Farm ad campaign, he portrayed a fictional twin brother named Cliff Paul.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul was also the cover athlete for the video game <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K8" title="NBA 2K8">NBA 2K8</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul was selected president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a> (NBPA) on August 21, 2013, after having served on the executive committee for four years.<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a key figure in the banning of Clippers owner <a href="/wiki/Donald_Sterling" title="Donald Sterling">Donald Sterling</a> from the NBA following racist remarks Sterling made in 2014. In one interview, Paul mentioned a possible boycott if Sterling continued to own the team.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul also played a significant role in the election of <a href="/wiki/Michele_A._Roberts" title="Michele A. Roberts">Michele Roberts</a> as the Executive Director of the Players Association, giving a strong recommendation to the executive committee responsible for filling the position.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 7, 2021, Paul's tenure as president ended when <a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">CJ McCollum</a> was elected to the position.<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul is part owner of <a href="/wiki/The_Soccer_Tournament" title="The Soccer Tournament">The Soccer Tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h3></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg/200px-Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg/300px-Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg/400px-Chris_Paul_camp_pc.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3716" data-file-height="2760" /></a><figcaption>Paul answers questions at a youth basketball camp in July 2009.</figcaption></figure> <p>Paul married his college sweetheart, Jada Crawley, on September 10, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together they have two children.<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 11, 2011, Paul appeared with his family on <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Feud" title="Family Feud">Family Feud</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul is a <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Greensboro2023_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greensboro2023-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2008 interview, Paul revealed that he is a Christian and attends church every Sunday whenever possible.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is an avid <a href="/wiki/Ten-pin_bowling" title="Ten-pin bowling">bowler</a> and owns a franchise in the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Bowlers_Association" title="Professional Bowlers Association">Professional Bowlers Association</a> (PBA) League called L.A.X.<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has hosted and participated in numerous celebrity and youth bowling events as the head of the CP3 Foundation, which benefits programs in <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> affected by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>, as well as charities in Winston-Salem.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, Paul purchased a minority ownership stake in the <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem Dash</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league baseball</a> team located in his hometown.<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul's brother, C.J., played college basketball at <a href="/wiki/Hampton_University" title="Hampton University">Hampton University</a> and <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Carolina_Upstate" title="University of South Carolina Upstate">University of South Carolina Upstate</a>. In 2004, they played against each other when Wake Forest had a preseason exhibition with <a href="/wiki/USC_Upstate_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball">USC Upstate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> C.J. now works as Chris's personal manager.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paul is also close friends with football player <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Bush" title="Reggie Bush">Reggie Bush</a>; the two once lived in the One River Place complex in the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Central_Business_District" title="New Orleans Central Business District">New Orleans Central Business District</a> while Bush was playing for the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also shared a personal chef.<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul has been a <a href="/wiki/Vegan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vegan">vegan</a> since 2019 and is a brand ambassador for <a href="/wiki/Beyond_Meat" title="Beyond Meat">Beyond Meat</a>. Paul is also in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Gopuff" title="Gopuff">Gopuff</a>, with the intentions to expand the latter's selection of plant-based foods and products, particularly those made and distributed by black- and brown-owned businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, Chris Paul graduated from <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_State_University" title="Winston-Salem State University">Winston-Salem State University</a> with his bachelor's degree in communications.<sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2023, Chris Paul published a memoir, titled <i>Sixty One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court</i>. The book recalls Paul's childhood in <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem, North Carolina</a>, his relationship with his grandfather Nathaniel "Papa" Jones and his family, his high school and <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a> basketball careers, and stories from his professional NBA career.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_statistics">Career statistics</h2></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td style="background-color: #E0CEF2; border: 1px solid black;"> ‡  </td> <td>NBA record </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA">NBA</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_New_Orleans/Oklahoma_City_Hornets_season" title="2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>78</td> <td>78</td> <td>36.0</td> <td>.430</td> <td>.282</td> <td>.847</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>16.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_New_Orleans/Oklahoma_City_Hornets_season" title="2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>64</td> <td>64</td> <td>36.8</td> <td>.437</td> <td>.350</td> <td>.818</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>8.9</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.0</td> <td>17.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2007–08 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>80</td> <td>37.6</td> <td>.488</td> <td>.369</td> <td>.851</td> <td>4.0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>11.6</b>*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.7*</td> <td>.1</td> <td>21.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2008–09 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>78</td> <td>78</td> <td><b>38.5</b></td> <td><b>.503</b></td> <td>.364</td> <td>.868</td> <td><b>5.5</b></td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">11.0*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>2.8</b>*</td> <td>.1</td> <td><b>22.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>45</td> <td>45</td> <td>38.1</td> <td>.493</td> <td>.409</td> <td>.847</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>10.7</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>18.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>80</td> <td>36.0</td> <td>.463</td> <td>.388</td> <td>.878</td> <td>4.1</td> <td>9.8</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.4*</td> <td>.1</td> <td>15.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>60</td> <td>60</td> <td>36.3</td> <td>.478</td> <td>.371</td> <td>.861</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>9.1</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.5*</td> <td>.1</td> <td>19.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>70</td> <td>33.4</td> <td>.481</td> <td>.328</td> <td>.885</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>9.7</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.4*</td> <td>.1</td> <td>16.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>62</td> <td>62</td> <td>35.0</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.368</td> <td>.855</td> <td>4.3</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">10.7*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.5*</td> <td>.1</td> <td>19.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>82</b>*</td> <td>34.8</td> <td>.485</td> <td>.398</td> <td>.900</td> <td>4.6</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">10.2*</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.2</td> <td>19.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>74</td> <td>32.7</td> <td>.462</td> <td>.371</td> <td>.896</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>19.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>61</td> <td>31.5</td> <td>.476</td> <td><b>.411</b></td> <td>.892</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>9.2</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.1</td> <td>18.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2017–18 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>58</td> <td>31.8</td> <td>.460</td> <td>.380</td> <td>.919</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.2</td> <td>18.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2018–19 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>58</td> <td>32.0</td> <td>.419</td> <td>.358</td> <td>.862</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>15.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>70</td> <td>31.5</td> <td>.489</td> <td>.365</td> <td>.907</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.2</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2020–21 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>70</td> <td>31.4</td> <td>.499</td> <td>.395</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>.934</b>*</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>8.9</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.3</td> <td>16.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>65</td> <td>65</td> <td>32.9</td> <td>.493</td> <td>.317</td> <td>.837</td> <td>4.4</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">10.8*</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.3</td> <td>14.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2022–23 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>59</td> <td>59</td> <td>32.0</td> <td>.440</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.831</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>8.9</td> <td>1.5</td> <td><b>.4</b></td> <td>13.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2023–24 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>18</td> <td>26.4</td> <td>.441</td> <td>.371</td> <td>.827</td> <td>3.9</td> <td>6.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>9.2 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1,272</td> <td>1,232</td> <td>34.1</td> <td>.471</td> <td>.369</td> <td>.870</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>9.4</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>.2</td> <td>17.5 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>24.8</td> <td>.525</td> <td>.468</td> <td>.857</td> <td>3.9</td> <td style="background:#E0CEF2; width:3em">11.6‡</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>.0</td> <td>12.2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Play-in">Play-in</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_playoffs" title="2024 NBA playoffs">2024</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2023–24 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>18.3</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.500</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>1.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>18.3</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.500</td> <td><span data-sort-value="- !">—</span></td> <td>1.0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>.0</td> <td>3.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2007–08 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>40.5</td> <td>.502</td> <td>.238</td> <td>.785</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>11.3</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>24.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2008–09 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>40.2</td> <td>.411</td> <td>.313</td> <td>.857</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>10.4</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.0</td> <td>16.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2010–11 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>41.7</b></td> <td>.545</td> <td><b>.474</b></td> <td>.796</td> <td>6.7</td> <td><b>11.5</b></td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.0</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_playoffs" title="2012 NBA playoffs">2012</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>38.5</td> <td>.427</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.872</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>7.9</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>.1</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>37.3</td> <td>.533</td> <td>.316</td> <td>.892</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.0</td> <td>22.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2013–14 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>36.3</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.457</td> <td>.774</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>10.3</td> <td><b>2.8</b></td> <td>.0</td> <td>19.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2014–15 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>37.1</td> <td>.503</td> <td>.415</td> <td>.941</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.3</td> <td>22.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2015–16 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>31.3</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.300</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>4.0</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>.0</td> <td>23.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2016–17 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>37.1</td> <td>.496</td> <td>.368</td> <td>.879</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>9.9</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.1</td> <td><b>25.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2017–18 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>34.5</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.374</td> <td>.830</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.3</td> <td>21.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2018–19 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>.446</td> <td>.270</td> <td>.844</td> <td>6.4</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.6</td> <td>17.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>37.3</td> <td>.491</td> <td>.372</td> <td>.885</td> <td><b>7.4</b></td> <td>5.3</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.4</td> <td>21.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2020–21 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td><b>20</b></td> <td><b>20</b></td> <td>34.2</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.446</td> <td>.877</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>19.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_playoffs" title="2022 NBA playoffs">2022</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>13</td> <td>34.5</td> <td><b>.561</b></td> <td>.388</td> <td>.946</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.2</td> <td>17.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs" title="2023 NBA playoffs">2023</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2022–23 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>35.8</td> <td>.418</td> <td>.321</td> <td>.500</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>7.4</td> <td>1.7</td> <td><b>.7</b></td> <td>12.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>149</td> <td>149</td> <td>36.5</td> <td>.484</td> <td>.373</td> <td>.854</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>8.3</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.2</td> <td>20.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="College">College</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Wake Forest</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>31</td> <td><b>33.6</b></td> <td><b>.496</b></td> <td>.465</td> <td><b>.843</b></td> <td>3.3</td> <td>5.9</td> <td><b>2.7</b></td> <td><b>.4</b></td> <td>14.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball">Wake Forest</a> </td> <td><b>32</b></td> <td><b>32</b></td> <td>33.4</td> <td>.451</td> <td><b>.474</b></td> <td>.834</td> <td><b>4.5</b></td> <td><b>6.6</b></td> <td>2.4</td> <td>.0</td> <td><b>15.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>63</td> <td>63</td> <td>33.5</td> <td>.472</td> <td>.470</td> <td>.838</td> <td>3.9</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.2</td> <td>15.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Television roles </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Scooby-Doo_and_Guess_Who%3F" title="Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?">Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (voice) </td> <td>Episode: "Revenge of the Swamp Monster" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2025 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sneaks_(film)" title="Sneaks (film)">Sneaks</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (voice) </td> <td>In production </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul_Beijing_Olympic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Paul runs the offense at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>NBA</dt></dl> <ul><li>12× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star</a>: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022</li> <li>11× <a 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Defensive Team: 2004</li> <li>All-ACC Freshman Team: 2004</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year">ACC Rookie of the Year</a>: 2004</li> <li>All-ACC Tournament Second Team: 2004</li></ul> <dl><dt>United States national team</dt></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg/330px-Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg/440px-Chris_Paul_Team_USA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="713" data-file-height="624" /></a><figcaption>Paul with Team USA in 2012</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/Olympic_medal" title="Olympic medal">Olympic gold medalist</a>: 2008, 2012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Championship">FIBA World Championship</a> bronze medalist: 2006</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:USA_Basketball_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" title="Template:USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year">USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year</a>: 2004</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their <a href="/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_the_New_Orleans_Hornets" title="Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets">temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span 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Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cummings" title="Terry Cummings">Cummings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Person" title="Chuck Person">Person</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick 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Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Tyreke_Evans" title="Tyreke Evans">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carter-Williams" title="Michael Carter-Williams">Carter-Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Brogdon" title="Malcolm Brogdon">Brogdon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Dončić</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Morant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">Ball</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Banchero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Wembanyama</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Smith_(basketball)" title="Adrian Smith (basketball)">A. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(basketball)" title="Randy Smith (basketball)">R. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Chambers_(basketball)" title="Tom Chambers (basketball)">Chambers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <i><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_lockout" title="1998–99 NBA lockout">No game played</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Tatum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_annual_assists_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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href="/wiki/Howie_Dallmar" title="Howie Dallmar">Dallmar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Davies" title="Bob Davies">Davies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Dick_McGuire" title="Dick McGuire">McGuire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Phillip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Phillip</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Lier" title="Norm Van Lier">Van Lier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_DiGregorio" title="Ernie DiGregorio">DiGregorio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Slick_Watts" title="Slick Watts">Watts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buse" title="Don Buse">Buse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Micheal_Ray_Richardson" title="Micheal Ray Richardson">Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Porter_(basketball,_born_1950)" title="Kevin Porter (basketball, born 1950)">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Moore_(basketball)" title="Johnny Moore (basketball)">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Strickland" title="Rod Strickland">Strickland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a 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Rondo">Rondo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rondo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rondo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Haliburton" title="Tyrese Haliburton">Haliburton</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_annual_steals_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar 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class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Slick_Watts" title="Slick Watts">Watts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buse" title="Don Buse">Buse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Lee" title="Ron Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/M._L._Carr" title="M. 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Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Micheal_Ray_Richardson" title="Micheal Ray Richardson">Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Nate_McMillan" title="Nate McMillan">McMillan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Blaylock" title="Mookie Blaylock">Blaylock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Blaylock" title="Mookie Blaylock">Blaylock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Gill" title="Kendall Gill">Gill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hughes" title="Larry Hughes">Hughes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Wallace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rondo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">D. Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Oladipo" title="Victor Oladipo">Oladipo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Paul_George" title="Paul George">George</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Dejounte_Murray" title="Dejounte Murray">Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/OG_Anunoby" title="OG Anunoby">Anunoby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/De%27Aaron_Fox" title="De'Aaron Fox">Fox</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Kevin_Boyle_(basketball)" title="Kevin Boyle (basketball)">Boyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perkins" title="Sam Perkins">Perkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Person" title="Chuck Person">Person</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Majerle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson 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