Chris Paul

{{Infobox basketball biography | name = Chris Paul | image = Chris Paul dribbling 20131118 Clippers v Grizzles.jpg | width = 275 | caption = Paul with the Clippers in 2013 | position = Point guard | height = 185.42 cm | weight = 79 kg | league = NBA | team = Phoenix Suns | number = 3 | nationality = | birth_date = (1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 | birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA[lower-alpha 1] | high_school = West Forsyth
(Clemmons, North Carolina) | college = Wake Forest (2003–2005) | draft_year = 2005 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 4 | draft_team = New Orleans Hornets | career_start = 2005 | years1 = 2005–2011 | team1 = New Orleans Hornets[lower-alpha 2] | years2 = 2011–2017 | team2 = Los Angeles Clippers | years3 = 2017–2019 | team3 = Houston Rockets | years4 = 2019–2020 | team4 = Oklahoma City Thunder | highlights = * 11× [[alhajjaj club] (2008–2016, 2020, 2021)

NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013)
4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014)
5× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021)
All-NBA Third Team (2011)
7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012–2017)
2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011)
NBA Rookie of the Year (2006)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006)
4× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015)
6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014)
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Consensus first-team All-American (2005)
First-team All-ACC (2005)
Third-team All-ACC (2004)
ACC Rookie of the Year (2004)
No. 3 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004)
First-team Parade All-American (2003)
McDonald's All-American (2003)
North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)

| profile = chris_paul | bbr = paulch01 | medaltemplates = |- ! Men's basketball |- ! Representing United States |- ! Olympic Games |- | | 2008 Beijing| Team competition |- | | 2012 London| Team competition |- ! FIBA World Championship |- | | 2006 Japan | Team competition | years5 = 2020–present | team5 = Phoenix Suns }} Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is a professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA.[3] He has also played six seasons with the New Orleans Hornets. His nickname is CP3. In 2008, Paul won an Olympic gold medal as part of the United States basketball team.

Paul played college basketball at Wake Forest University.

References

Reid, John (October 1, 2011). "New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul excited to host pickup game in hometown". Times-Picayune. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
"Hornets-Bobcats Preview". ESPN. December 28, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
"Chris Paul". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

Notes

Some sources say Paul was born in Lewisville, North Carolina,[1] while others say he was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2]
During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

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[1] Reid, John (October 1, 2011). "New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul excited to host pickup game in hometown". Times-Picayune. Retrieved September 13, 2013.

[2] "Hornets-Bobcats Preview". ESPN. December 28, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2013.

[5] "Chris Paul". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

[3] Some sources say Paul was born in Lewisville, North Carolina,[1] while others say he was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2]

[4] During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.