Photos: 10 Years After Katrina, Chris Paul
1 / 7Paul wrapped up his last season at Wake Forest averaging 15.3 points, 6.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game during his 2004-05 season, and the NBA Draft was his next step. Paul had thoughts of staying close to home, which would’ve happened had he gone No. 5 overall to Charlotte. Instead, the point guard was selected No. 4 overall to New Orleans, and he quickly fell in love with the city. However, nothing could’ve prepared him for what was about to occur after he bought his house there, as Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city just two months after he was drafted. Paul was back home in North Carolina as he watched what unfolded in what would be his new home. “I was laying in my bedroom,” Paul remembered. “I was just laying there, had just gotten back from New Orleans and I was in New Orleans the week before. It was one of the most devastating things I had seen.”