Christopher Emmanuel "Chris" Paul (born May 6, 1985) is great American high quality basketball player of the L . A . Clippers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing around 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighing 175 lb (79 kg), he has began specifically at the position of point guard. Paul has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Honor, an Olympic gold medal, and led a NBA on assists 3 times and steals 6 times. He has already been selected to seven NBA All-Star teams, six All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive clubs.
Paul is a McDonald's All-American in high school. He joined Wake Forest University for two years of college basketball where he helped the Demon Deacons reach their initial ever number one position. He was picked fourth all round in the 2005 NBA draft with the New Orleans Hornets and traded into the Clippers in 2011.
At December 8, 2011, the Hornets accepted a three-team deal transferring Paul on the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA, who owned the team at the time, nullified the offer, together with commissioner David Stern claiming New Orleans are the best off holding Paul.The clubs involved on the deal in attempted to negotiate the league to reverse its ruling and reconstruct the deal to no avail.On December 12, the Hornets approved a trade sending Paul for the Los Angeles Clippers, nonetheless the deal broke down once the NBA added additional demands for the original terms. Two days further, the teams at last made the deal, transferring Paul and 2 future second stage draft picks to 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 declared that he might choose to the final year for his agreement and stay in La for about 2 more years.
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