Chris Paul

Chris Paul

Paul with the Clippers in 2013
No. 3 – Los Angeles Clippers
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 31) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	West Forsyth (Clemmons, North Carolina)
College	Wake Forest (2003–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2011	New Orleans Hornets
2011–present	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
9× NBA All-Star (2008–2016) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013) 4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014) 3× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016) All-NBA Third Team (2011) 6× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012–2016) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011) NBA Rookie of the Year (2006) 4× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015) 6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014) Consensus first-team All-American (2005) No. 3 retired by Wake Forest USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004) North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition 2012 London Team competition FIBA World Championship 2006 Japan Team competition

Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The point guard has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA in assists four times and steals six times. He has also been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams, and eight All-Defensive teams.

Paul was a McDonald's All-American in high school. He attended Wake Forest University for two years of college basketball where he helped the Demon Deacons achieve their first ever number one ranking. He was selected fourth overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets and traded to the Clippers in 2011.

Off the court, Paul has served as the National Basketball Players Association president since August 2013. One of the highest-paid athletes in the world, he holds endorsement deals with companies such as Nike and State Farm.

Paul was born on May 6, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones. He has an older brother named Charles "C.J." Paul. A former athlete himself, Charles, Sr. taught his sons basketball and football and coached them in various youth leagues throughout their childhoods. Growing up, the Paul brothers spent their summers working at a service station owned by their grandfather Nathanial Jones, to whom Paul attributes many life lessons, and describes as his "best friend". On the opening speech of 2016 ESPY's, Paul revealed that one of his uncles is a police officer.