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Born:
May 6, 1985
Height:
6-0 / 1.83
Weight:
175 lbs. / 79.4 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Wake Forest / USA
Years Pro:
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Draft Position: New Orleans, 2005 first round (fourth pick overall) NBA CAREER SUPERLATIVES: - Western Conference All-Star (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). - All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012). - All-NBA Second Team (2009). - All-NBA Third Team (2011). - NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012). - NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011). - T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year (2006). - NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006). - Gold medal with Team USA, 2012 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games. - Bronze medal with Team USA, 2006 FIBA World Championship. 2011-12 (Clippers): Averaged 19.8 points, 9.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 2.53 steals in 36.4 minutes. Started and played in 60 games ... Led league in steals per game, finished 3rd in NBA in assists per game, 13th in points per game and 2nd in assists/turnover ratio ... Finished season as one of only two players (Tim Hardaway - 1990-91) in NBA history to average 19.0+ points, 9.0+ assists, 3.5+ rebounds and 2.0+ steals ... Named NBA Player of the Week for April 8-15 ... Made fifth All-Star appearance. Voted as starter by fans ... Led Clippers in assists, steals, and free throws made ... His 369 4th quarter points was the second-highest total in the NBA. Finished season shooting 50.4% from field in the 4th quarter ... Second in the NBA with 143 points scored with his team ahead or behind in the final five minutes of games ... Scored a league-high three game-winning field goals in the final 10 seconds of games ... Only player in NBA to average over 19.0 points, 9.0 assists and 2.5 steals ... Had streak of 55 straight games with at least one steal come to end on 3/31/12 vs. Utah. Streak lasted from 3/27/11 - 3/31/12 ... Established new Clippers franchise record for most assists in a calendar month with 185 total assists in March ... Scored a Clippers season-high 36 points two times, 2/22/12 vs. Denver and 3/9/12 at San Antonio ... Missed 5 games with strained left hamstring 1/16/12 - 1/22/12 ... Registered 24 points/assists double-doubles. Reached double-figures in assists 25 times ... Scored 30+ points seven times and scored over 20+ points 28 times ... Led Clippers in assists 54 times, steals 35 times, points 22 times and minutes 24 times ... Made Clippers debut 12/25/11 at Golden State. Started and scored 20 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT, 5-6 FT), including 6 points and 4 assists in final 6:08 ... 1/29/12 at Denver, had 25 points (9-19 FG, 3-6 3PT, 4-4 FT), team-high 7 assists, 6 rebounds in 37:36. Scored 23 of 25 points in 2nd half to lead LAC to win ... 2/10/12 at Philadelphia, had 24 points (10-20 FG, 4-4 FT), 4 rebounds, 4 assists in 39:12. Scored game-winning jump-shot with 3.9 seconds remaining ... 3/18/12 vs. Detroit, had 19 points (8-14 FG, 1-4 3PT, 2-2 FT), including 9 in OT and 6 in 4th quarter ... 3/22/12 at New Orleans, had 16 points (5-14 FG, 1-5 3PT, 5-5 FT), 9 assists in return to New Orleans, 1st game at New Orleans Arena since trade sending him to Clippers ... 3/30/12 vs. Portland, had 20 points (8-13 FG, 3-4 FT), 1 rebound, 14 assists, 4 steals in 39:11. Made game-winning lay-up with 5.0 seconds remaining ... 4/11/12 at Oklahoma City, had 31 points (11-20 FG, 2-4 3PT, 7-7 FT), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 36:48. Scored 9 of Clippers final 11 points and had game-winning lay-up with 8.8 seconds remaining ... 4/14/12 vs. Golden State, had 28 points (12-17 FG, 3-3 3PT, 1-1 FT), 4 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals in 35:38, scored 12 points in 4th quarter ... 4/22/12 vs. New Orleans, became only player in Clippers franchise history and only NBA player since 1985-86 to record 33 points, 13 assists, 8 steals and 4 rebounds in a game. Became first Clippers since Malik Sealy on 3/30/97 to record eight steals in a game ... PLAYOFFS: Averaged 17.6 points to go with team-highs in assists (7.9 apg), steals (2.73 spg) and minutes (38.5 mpg) in 11 playoff games. 2010-11 (New Orleans): Averaged 15.8 points, 9.8 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 36.0 minutes in 80 games (all starts) ... Fourth straight (second start) Western Conference All-Star nod, scoring 10 points, tying for team lead with seven assists and leading all All-Stars with five steals in 29 minutes ... Paul became the first-ever Hornet to start in two All-Star games ... Western Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 1-Nov. 7 ... Received the NBA Cares Community Assist Award for October ... Ranked first in the NBA in steals and assist-to-turnover ratio, second in total assists, fourth in assists per game and 11th in free throw percentage ... Led the Hornets in assists, steals and minutes ... Collected 32 double-doubles (12th in the NBA) ... Had 13 games of 20+ points and 10+ assists, had 23 games of 20+ points and one game of 30+ points ... 4/6/11 vs. Houston, narrowly missed a triple-double with 28 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds ... 3/14/11 vs. Denver, had 27 points, 10 assists, seven steals and five rebounds ... 3/12/11 vs. Sacramento, notched the 5th 33 point, 15 assists, seven rebound and five steal game in NBA history ... 2/5/11 vs. Lakers, scored 21 points and dished out 15 assists ... 12/27/10 at Minnesota, tallied 22 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and five steals, the 16th game in the last two decades with those totals ... Missed two games due to a concussion ... PLAYOFFS: Averaged 22.0 points, 11.5 assists, 6.7 rebounds and 41.7 minutes in six games. 2009-10 Season: Averaged 18.7 points, 10.7 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 38.0 minutes in 45 games (all starts) ... Third straight Western Conference All-Star nod (did not play due to injury)...Western Conference Player of the Month for January ... Ranked second in the NBA in assists per game and third in steals ... Led the Hornets in assists, steals and minutes ... Had 11 games of 20+ points and 10+ assists, 23 double-doubles, had 20 games of 20+ points and five games of 30+ points ... Recorded 38 points, nine assists and six rebounds 1/27 at GSW ... Totaled 24 points, 12 assists, 7 rebounds and 5 steals at POR 1/25 and had game-winning shot with 3.9 seconds left ... Recorded only triple-double of season with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists 12/29 at HOU ... Had 30 points, season-high 19 assists and 9 rebounds vs. DEN 12/18 ... Game-winning layup with 1.4 seconds left (15 points, 14 assists) at MIN 12/9 ... In first game back after 8-game ankle injury, had 16 points, 15 assists, season-high 8 steals, 6 rebounds, 1 block vs. MIN 12/4 ... Had 8 assists, 3 points vs. POR 11/13 (ankle injury in third quarter) ... Had 21 points, 18 assists vs. TOR 11/6 ... Scored 39 points (14-23 FG) in 45 minutes vs. DAL 11/4 ... 32 points (4-5 3FG), 13 assists at NYK 11/11 ... Had 31 points (8-14 FG, season-highs 14-15 FT) vs. SAC 10/30 ... Missed a career-high 37 games due to injury (8 ankle, 25 left knee surgery, 4 right middle finger). Professional: Holds career averages of 19.3 points, 10.0 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 37.3 minutes in 345 games (all starts). 2008-09: Averaged career-highs in points (22.8), rebounds (5.5), steals (2.8) and minutes (38.5), to go along with 11.0 assists in 78 games (all starts) ... Starting point guard for the Western Conference All-Stars where he had 14 points and 14 assists (becoming just the fourth player in All-Star Game history to reach 14+ points and 14+ assists in the game and his second straight season to do so) in 29 minutes...two-time Western Conference Player of the Month (Nov. and Mar.) and four-time Western Conference Player of the Week (more than any other Western Conference player) ... Ranked first in the NBA in assists per game and steals (only player in NBA history lead the league in those categories two seasons in a row) ... Ranked second in triple-doubles, third in double-doubles and seventh in the NBA in scoring ... First player in the NBA in the last 15 seasons to average 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a season (he has done it two years in a row) ... Led the Hornets in points, assists, steals and minutes ... Set NBA record with 108-consecutive games with a steal (4/13/07-12/25/08) ... Had 30 games of 20+ points and 10+ assists, 50 double-doubles, six triple-doubles, scored in double figures in 76 games, had 52 games of 20+ points, 15 games of 30+ points and two 40+ point games ... Paul became the second-fastest player in NBA history to reach 2,500 assists (1/16) behind Oscar Robertson (247 career games), doing so in 258 career games ... Tied his career-high of 43 points, 4/5 at GSW ... Had 42 points, nine rebounds and seven assists 4/10 at DAL ... Had 20 assists (one of his career-high), 2/27 vs. MIL ... Had 33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals on 1/14 at DAL (only Michael Ray Richardson has ever equaled a game of those numbers in NBA history) ... Collected 27 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists and seven steals 12/26 vs. PHI becoming the only player in NBA history to reach those statistical numbers in an NBA game ... 16 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, 4/6 vs. GSW ... Missed a total of four games due to a groin strain (team went 2-2 without him). 2007-08: Averaged then career-highs in points (21.1), assists (11.6), steals (2.7) and minutes (37.6), to go along with 4.0 rebounds in 80 games (all starts) ... Member of the Western Conference All-Stars where he had 16 points and 14 assists (becoming just the fourth player in All-Star Game history to reach 14+ points and 14+ assists in the game) and a PlayStation Skills Challenge participant during All-Star Weekend...two-time Western Conference Player of the Month (Dec. and Mar.) and two-time Western Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 24-30 and Mar. 17-23) ... Ranked first in the NBA in assists per game and steals (first player since John Stockton in 1991-92 to lead the league in those categories) ... Ranked 2nd in double-doubles and 19th in the NBA in scoring ... First player in the NBA in the last 15 seasons to average 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a season ... Led the Hornets in points, assists, steals and minutes ... Set franchise records for assists in a season, most double-doubles and most steals in a season ... Had 11 games of 20+points and 15+ assists while the rest of the NBA had eight such games combined ... Recorded one triple-double, 56 double-doubles, 31 20/10 games, scored in double figures in 75 games, had 42 games of 20+ points, 12 games of 30+ points and three 40+ point games ... Dished out 10+ assists in 59 games ... Had a career-high 43 points while hitting the game-winner in OT, 12/7 vs. MEM ... Had 31 points, 11 assists and nine steals 2/20 vs. DAL ... Set a franchise record with 21 assists, 11/6 at LAL ... 16 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, 4/6 vs. GSW ... Missed a total of two games due to a sprained right ankle 2006-07: Averaged 17.3 points, 8.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.84 steals in 64 games (all starts) ... Member of the sophomore squad at the 2007 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam (16 points, a game-record 17 assists and nine steals in the sophomores' win) and a PlayStation Skills Challenge participant during All-Star Weekend...ranked fourth in the NBA in assists per game and tied for 31st in minutes per game (36.8) ... Led the Hornets in assists, steals and total points ... Recorded one triple-double, 27 double-doubles, 12 20/10 games, scored in double figures in 53 games and had 24 games of 20+ points ... Dished out 10+ assists in 30 games ... Averaged 19.2 points, 9.4 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 39.0 minutes for the month of December (12 games) ... Career-high 35 points (12-18 FG, 10-11 FT) 11/18 at MIN ... 30 points on career-high 14 field goal makes, career-high tying 12 rebounds and eight assists 12/16 vs. DAL ... 25 points, 11 rebounds and career-high 18 assists 12/1 vs. CHI ... 20 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds 4/14 at HOU ... Missed a total of 18 games due to injury (team went 8-10) ... Missed one game with a sore left foot and 17 games with a right ankle sprain. 2005-06: Averaged 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.24 steals in 78 games (all starts) ... T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year ... Unanimous T-Mobile All-Rookie First Team selection ... Member of the rookie squad at the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge and a PlayStation Skills Challenge participant during All-Star Weekend ... Six-time T-Mobile Western Conference Rookie of the Month (only four other players in NBA history-Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James (2002-03), Tim Duncan (1997-98), David Robinson (1989-90)-accomplished the feat) ... Averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists (third in tournament play), 1.9 steals (ninth) and 23.7 minutes as he helped Team USA to the bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Satiama, Japan ... Ranked third in the NBA in steals per game, seventh in assists per game and first in total steals (second rookie in NBA history-Brevin Knight (1997-98)-to accomplish the feat) ... Led all rookies in points, assists, steals, minutes, double-doubles and triple-doubles ... Second on the team in scoring, first in assists and steals ... Recorded two triple-doubles, 23 double-doubles, scored in double figures in 65 games and had 20+ points in 23 games ... Received the NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week award for his play 1/30-2/5, where he averaged 20.0 ppg, 11.7 apg, 4.7 rpg, 2.33 spg on 63 percent shooting during a 3-0 week ... Started a team-best 78 games ... Set seven Hornets rookie records (most assists in a game and season, highest free throw percentage, most free throws made and attempted in a game and most steals in a game and season) ... Only Hornet rookie to collect a triple-double in franchise history ... Tore a ligament in his right thumb on 1/6 vs. POR and missed one game ... Missed three games due to bruised left ribs. Playoffs: Holds career playoff averages of 21.9 points and 11.0 assists in 17 playoff appearances. 2009: 12 points, 10 assists, six rebounds, and three steals in Game 5 at DEN ... Recorded 32 points, 12 assists, and five rebounds in Game 3 vs. DEN ... 2008: Seven double-doubles in the first 11 playoff contests ... Has three 30-10 games in the playoffs (most in franchise history (Michael Jordan with 10 during the 1989 playoffs) ... Scored a game-best 35 points (just four shy of the playoff franchise record 39 and third best in playoff franchise history), including 15 points in the third quarter and tallied his first post-season double-double with 10 assists 4/19 ... Dished out a 2008 NBA playoff and franchise playoff best 17 assists in Game 2 vs. DAL ... Had 12 or more assists in six of the 12 playoff games and scored 20+ points eight times during the post-season. College: Helped lead Wake Forest to 48 wins in two seasons, two NCAA Tournament berths and one Sweet 16 appearance ... Finished career just short of 1,000 career points with 948 ... His career free throw percentage (.838) ranks fifth in Wake Forest history, while his career three-point percentage (.469) is the second-highest in Wake history ... Ranks seventh in school history with 395 career assists and seventh in steals (160)...as a sophomore was named Consensus First Team All-American, earning recognition from the Associated Press, NABC and USBWA ... Was a finalist for the Wooden, Naismith and Rupp Player of the Year awards ... Named First Team All-ACC and to the league's All-Defensive Team ... Led the conference in both assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4) and steals (2.4 spg) ... His 76 steals were the fourth-most in Wake history ... Ranked second in the ACC and 13th nationally in assists (6.6 apg) ... His 212 assists were the third-most in Wake Forest history ... In ACC games only, averaged 7.0 assists to rank first ... Led the team and ranked ninth in the ACC in minutes played (33.4 mpg) ... Ranked 14th in the ACC in scoring (15.3 ppg) ... In nine games against nationally-ranked teams, led the team in scoring (18.1 ppg), shot 50 percent from three-point range and 87 percent from the line ... Averaged a team-high 21.0 points in the NCAA Tournament ... Scored in double figures 24 times...as a freshman, was named the National Freshman of the Year by College Insider, The Sporting News, Basketball Times and Dick Vitale ... Led the team in assists (183), steals (84), three-point percentage (.465) and free throw percentage (.843) ... Ranked second on the team in scoring (14.8 ppg), the third-highest by a freshman ... Broke five Wake Forest freshman records -- three-point percentage, free throws, free throw percentage, assists and steals...only Frank Johnson in 1977 played more minutes as a freshman ... Only Josh Howard and Tim Duncan started more Wake Forest games as a freshman ... Averaged 21.0 points in three NCAA Tournament games ... Scored in double figures 20 times. |
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Son of Charles and Robin Paul ... Brother C.J. played basketball at South Carolina-Spartanburg ... Gold medalist for the 2008 Senior Men's Basketball Team in Beijing, averaged 8.0 points on 50 percent shooting, 3.6 rebounds and a team-high 4.1 assists per game ... As a freshman at Wake, Paul carried with him to every game a copy of his grandfather's obituary ... Paul's grandfather was tragically killed during his senior year of high school ... On the day of the funeral, Paul scored 61 points ... One for every year of his grandfather's life...in 2005, initiated a philanthropic campaign designed to highlight his dedication and give back to the Winston-Salem community where he was born and raised...these efforts have included the refurbishment of basketball courts at the Rupert Bell Recreation Center, the establishment of an AAU basketball program in Winston-Salem called the "CP3 All-Stars" and his annual ... Chris Paul's Winston-Salem Weekend ... Which has raised over $300,000 in the last three years for local charities in Winston-Salem and New Orleans and for the Nathaniel Jones Scholarship Fund at Wake Forest University and West Forsyth High School in memory of his late grandfather through a variety of events including a Day of Service, Gala, Youth Basketball Clinic, Celebrity Bowling Event and Community Church Service...Chris and older brother C.J. teamed up with Rouses Supermarkets and donated $50 gift cards to 100 families to purchase Thanksgiving meals in November 2009 ... Along with David West donated 100 $100 shopping sprees at Toys 'R' Us to New Orleans children in December 2009 ... Has his own basketball shoe and clothing line by Brand Jordan...is extremely active in giving back to the New Orleans community ... Is an avid bowler who owns his own ball and shoes and serves as a national spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress ... Received the NBA Community Assist Award for September 2008 ... Provided 3,000 hurricane preparedness kits for residents of the New Orleans community ... Provides tickets to underprivileged youth with his player ticket group, the "CP3's Leaders." ... Website is www.chrispaul3.com...twitter account "oneandonlycp3". |
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