Christopher Emmanuel "Chris" Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing around 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighing 175 lb (79 kg), he's got started exclusively on the position of point guard. Paul has received the NBA Rookie of the Year Honor, an Olympic gold medal, and brought a NBA on assists three times and steals 6 times. He's got recently been chosen to seven NBA All-Star teams, six All-NBA teams, and 6 All-Defensive clubs.
Paul is a McDonald's All-American in high school. He attended Wake Forest University for two time spent university basketball when he helped the Demon Deacons reach their first truly number one ranking. He was chosen 4th overall on the 2005 NBA draft with the New Orleans Hornets and traded with the Clippers in 2011.
In December 8, 2011, the Hornets accepted a three-team trade transferring Paul for the L . A . Lakers. The NBA, who owned the team during the time, nullified the deal, along with commissioner David Stern claiming New Orleans are the best off keeping Paul.The clubs involved in the trade attempted to lobby the league to change its ruling and reconstruct the deal to no avail.On December 12, the Hornets agreed to a trade sending Paul into the Los Angeles Clippers, nonetheless the deal broke down after the NBA added further needs for the original terms. Two days further, the teams at last made the trade, transferring Paul and two future 2nd round draft picks for the Clippers for Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu, plus the Minnesota Timberwolves' unprotected first round pick in the 2012 draft. Upon the deal's completion, Paul announced which he might opt into the final season for his contract and remain on L . A . for at least two more years.
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