Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985), nicknamed “CP3”, is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Paul is a point guard who has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA in assists four times and steals a record six times.
Paul attended West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina. During his freshman and sophomore seasons, he played on the junior varsity team.
As a freshman at Wake Forest University, Paul averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game, setting school freshman records for three-point percentage, free throws, free throw percentage, assists, and steals in the process.
Chris Paul Net Worth
Chris Paul is an American professional basketball player and who has a net worth of $160 million.
Chris Paul’s College
Chris Paul is said to have attended college at Wake Forest University, Paul averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game, setting school freshman records for three-point percentage, free throws, free throw percentage, assists, and steals in the process.
Chris Paul’s Stats
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005–06 | New Orleans | 78 | 78 | 36.0 | .430 | .282 | .847 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | .1 | 16.1 |
2006–07 | New Orleans | 64 | 64 | 36.8 | .437 | .350 | .818 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 1.8 | .0 | 17.3 |
2007–08 | New Orleans | 80 | 80 | 37.6 | .488 | .369 | .851 | 4.0 | 11.6* | 2.7* | .1 | 21.1 |
2008–09 | New Orleans | 78 | 78 | 38.5 | .503 | .364 | .868 | 5.5 | 11.0* | 2.8* | .1 | 22.8 |
2009–10 | New Orleans | 45 | 45 | 38.0 | .493 | .409 | .847 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 2.1 | .2 | 18.7 |
2010–11 | New Orleans | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | .463 | .388 | .878 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 2.4* | .1 | 15.8 |
2011–12 | L.A. Clippers | 60 | 60 | 36.4 | .478 | .371 | .861 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 2.5* | .1 | 19.8 |
2012–13 | L.A. Clippers | 70 | 70 | 33.4 | .481 | .328 | .885 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 2.4* | .1 | 16.9 |
2013–14 | L.A. Clippers | 62 | 62 | 35.0 | .467 | .368 | .855 | 4.3 | 10.7* | 2.5* | .1 | 19.1 |
2014–15 | L.A. Clippers | 82* | 82* | 34.8 | .485 | .398 | .900 | 4.6 | 10.2* | 1.9 | .2 | 19.1 |
2015–16 | L.A. Clippers | 74 | 74 | 32.7 | .462 | .371 | .896 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 2.1 | .2 | 19.5 |
2016–17 | L.A. Clippers | 61 | 61 | 31.5 | .476 | .411 | .892 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .1 | 18.1 |
2017–18 | Houston | 58 | 58 | 31.8 | .460 | .380 | .919 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 1.7 | .2 | 18.6 |
2018–19 | Houston | 58 | 58 | 32.0 | .419 | .358 | .862 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .3 | 15.6 |
2019–20 | Oklahoma City | 70 | 70 | 31.5 | .489 | .365 | .907 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 1.6 | .2 | 17.6 |
2020–21 | Phoenix | 70 | 70 | 31.4 | .499 | .395 | .934* | 4.5 | 8.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 16.4 |
Career | 1090 | 1090 | 34.6 | .472 | .371 | .873 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 2.1 | .1 | 18.3 | |
All-Star | 10 | 4 | 27.0 | .530 | .468 | .857 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 2.6 | .0 | 13.4 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | New Orleans | 12 | 12 | 40.5 | .502 | .238 | .785 | 4.9 | 11.3 | 2.3 | .2 | 24.1 |
2009 | New Orleans | 5 | 5 | 40.2 | .411 | .313 | .857 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 1.6 | .0 | 16.6 |
2011 | New Orleans | 6 | 6 | 41.5 | .545 | .474 | .796 | 6.7 | 11.5 | 1.8 | .0 | 22.0 |
2012 | L.A. Clippers | 11 | 11 | 38.5 | .427 | .333 | .872 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 2.7 | .1 | 17.6 |
2013 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 6 | 37.3 | .533 | .316 | .892 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | .0 | 22.8 |
2014 | L.A. Clippers | 13 | 13 | 36.3 | .467 | .457 | .774 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 2.8 | .0 | 19.8 |
2015 | L.A. Clippers | 12 | 12 | 37.1 | .503 | .415 | .941 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | .3 | 22.1 |
2016 | L.A. Clippers | 4 | 4 | 31.3 | .487 | .300 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | .0 | 23.8 |
2017 | L.A. Clippers | 7 | 7 | 37.2 | .496 | .368 | .879 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 1.7 | .1 | 25.3 |
2018 | Houston | 15 | 15 | 34.5 | .459 | .374 | .830 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 2.0 | .3 | 21.1 |
2019 | Houston | 11 | 11 | 36.1 | .446 | .270 | .844 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 2.2 | .6 | 17.0 |
2020 | Oklahoma City | 7 | 7 | 37.3 | .491 | .372 | .885 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .4 | 21.3 |
2021 | Phoenix | 20 | 20 | 34.2 | .497 | .446 | .877 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 19.2 |
Career | 129 | 129 | 36.8 | .481 | .374 | .850 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | .2 | 20.7 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003–04 | Wake Forest | 31 | 31 | 33.6 | .496 | .465 | .843 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 2.5 | .4 | 14.8 |
2004–05 | Wake Forest | 32 | 32 | 33.4 | .451 | .474 | .834 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 2.7 | .0 | 15.3 |
Career | 63 | 63 | 33.5 | .472 | .470 | .838 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 2.5 | .2 | 15.0 |
Chris Paul’s Jersey
Chris Paul is said to wear the number 3 jersey for the Suns.
Chris Paul’s Shoes
He has a signature sneaker line with Jordan Brand called the Jordan CP3, and as of 2018, he has eleven signature sneakers.
Paul was offered a 4-year, $2.4 million deal by the brand in his first season in the league.