Chris Paul information

Personal profile

Chinese name: Chris Paul

English name: Chris Paul

Team: New Orleans Hornets

Position: Point guard

Jersey number: 3 (Hornets), 13 (Olympic games)

Height: 1.83 meters (6 feet)

Weight: 79.4 kg (175 lbs)

Birthday: 1985-05-06

Draft: 2005, 1st round, No. 4 overall

School : Wake Forest University (Wake Forest)

Nationality: United States

Birthplace: North Carolina

Fan title: CP3/"Queen Bee"

Wingspan: 1.94 meters

Reaching height: 3.36 meters

Jump: 0.98 meters (38.5 inches)

84 Kilogram bench press: 10 times

Running back and forth to the penalty area: 11.09 seconds

3/4 sprint: 3.22 seconds

08-09 season salary: $4.57 million

Contract status: 4 years, 14.7 million, signed on July 6, 2005, expiring in the summer of 2009/renewed on 2008/7/10, 4 years, 68 million, effective in the summer of 2009, expiring in 2013, 2012 Annual Player Option

Major Honors

1 time All-Rookie First Team: 2005-2006 season; 2 times All-Star Rookie Challenge:

2006- In the 2007 season, he led the New Orleans Hornets to the finals;

In the 2007-2008 season, he entered the All-Star Game and led the Hornets to second place in the Western Conference in the regular season and lost in the second round of the playoffs (lost to 2018 championship, won by the Spurs);

In the 2008 Olympics, he led the American Dream Team to win the gold medal.

[Edit this paragraph] Growth trajectory

Ordinary family

Chris Emmanuel Paul was born in Louisville, North Carolina on May 6, 1985 . His parents, Charles and Robin, gave birth to an older brother, C.J., a few years ago. Paul's family is the kind of ordinary family you can see everywhere.

A lightning-fast breakthrough The family has a lot of sports fans - Charles is a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan, while Chris inherited the athletic ability from his mother Robin's side of the family, including her father Nathaniel Jones. .

The man known as the "cold father" lives not far from Winston-Salem. He was the founder and owner of Jones Chevron and the first African American to operate a gas station in North Carolina. Jones is a local legend. Everyone knows him, likes him and respects him.

Father’s Education

No one is closer to that “cold dad” than Chris. He enjoys working with his grandfather, helping him replace the air filter with a new one, wash the windshield that tells him to stop refueling, etc. Chris considers his "cold dad" his best friend. There was nothing to talk about between him and him.

Chris also has a good relationship with his brother - so good that sometimes his brother C.J can't stand it. The younger brother always follows behind his elder brother. C.J. and his friends often treat him as a liability. With his simple heart, he never knew the right time to speak.

Chris learned love, discipline and basketball from his parents. Charles and Robin played an active role in their two sons' lives.

Chris and C.J. received a lot of encouragement and expectations - they had to study hard and get good grades in school; they were not allowed to use bad words; they could only play CD-ROM games on weekends. If kids dare to misbehave, they know what's waiting for them - a wooden paddle with "Correction Plate" written on one side and "Victim Signature" on the other.

Because of Chris, Charles bought a pair of Fisher-Price basketball hoops and tied them with red rope to make a court in the basement. Then he watched his son play basketball. Having grown up surrounded by Wake Forest, Chris is a die-hard ACC fan (and of course Michael Jordan). The Demon Deacons (the name of the Wake Forest school team) has always had a good foundation, especially after Tim Duncan arrived in 1993.

Likes rugby

However, as a child, rugby was the sport he cared about most. Although he wasn't physically strong, the kid had speed, was smart, and was a charismatic leader. He was deployed at quarterback, running back and defending, and his coach never let him leave the field. Charles rarely misses a game - this allows him to concentrate on the game. When he learned that one of Chris' football coaches was paving the field with cement, he asked the coach to build a basketball court for his son on a nearby hill.

When Chris was preparing to start college at West Forsyth High School, he had no illusions about making the varsity basketball team. C.J. is the best player in this school. However, Chris still played with the JV team for two years, but he was still 4 inches short of 6 feet. As a teenager, he had no way to fight against taller and stronger opponents.

After C.J. went to Hampton University to receive a basketball scholarship, Chris finally started to perform in his third year of high school. The kid has grown nearly 4 inches to nearly 6 feet, without losing any speed or agility. He led West Forsyth to a 26-4 record and a berth in the state 4-A championship game. Along the way, he averaged 25 points, 5.3 assists and 4.4 steals per game. Those numbers, combined with his easy smile and gentle personality, made him Central Piedmont's Player of the Year.

No one can succeed out of thin air, and the same is true for Paul. With the help of the people around him, his stardom is smooth; and with Paul on the court, his teammates around him become braver, and he is the catalyst. .

"Let's play flower cards! Flower cards!"

Sin City, Las Vegas. Although the night covers the earth, it cannot cover the feasting and feasting. It was almost midnight, and in the casino of the most luxurious WYNN Hotel in the city, C.J. Paul and his father, Charles Paul, took root at a gaming table with a minimum bet of only $15. . After a tiring day, you might as well try your luck. The stakes are not big anyway, just to relax.

CJ is Chris Paul’s brother

Every time the dealer puts out a flower card on the gaming table, CJ’s voice breaks out: “Flower card! Come on! One!" The voice echoed in the air of the Nevada desert, hoping that I could also win a flower card, preferably an "ACE".

Behind them stood Robin Paul, CJ's mother. Her eyes occasionally scanned the gaming table, but indifferently. Her attention was on her companion, Mary Anthony, Carmelo's mother. The two chatted animatedly. "She is discussing with Mary about going to Japan with us," CJ said, his eyes still fixed on the cards in front of him, "Look at her, haha, look at her." In late July, before flying to Japan The U.S. team is training in Las Vegas before participating in the World Championships.

During the day, Coach K summoned his players for training; after nightfall, the families and companions of these players gathered together in twos and threes to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the casino. CJ and his father walked around the gaming table, playing a few small cards. When a new dealer comes and throws a lot of chips on the table, they know that the mini-game is over and leave with a sigh, feeling a little unhappy. The 45-year-old Charles looks very young. Walking with CJ, there is a high chance that he is considered to be two brothers.

At this time, Chris and his buddy LeBron James were hanging out in the casino. They stopped at a gaming table, where an elderly player was having a great time, betting $10,000 on each hand. Chris and LeBron are both millionaires, even multi-millionaires, but they can't do it if they are asked to put money into the pockets of hotel owner Steve Wayne without blinking an eye. The older player felt that there were two black guys standing behind him, two of the best basketball players in the world. He turned back and glanced at the faces of the two people. "Hey," he greeted Chris, "are you a basketball player?" "Yes, sir." Chris replied politely. He did not explain that he was the NBA's Rookie of the Year in the 2005-06 season, nor did he mention that he won the Western Conference Rookie of the Year honors every month. He did not mention that he was the starting point guard of the Hornets, scoring 16.1 points per game and 7.8 assists. Just the simplest sentence: "YES SIR!" The guy smiled, pointed to the pile of playing cards on the green tablecloth, and then turned to Chris, "Then you must be willing to cut the cards for me, right?" Chris picked up the plastic one Split card clips, cut approximately in the center of the playing cards. The guy smiled at them, took the cards, shuffled them, and then showed them: a ten, an ace, exactly 21.

Outstanding on-field leadership One Sunday nearly 30 years ago, just off Interstate 40, better known as "Tobacco Highway," in North Carolina In Winston-Salem, Texas, a boy named Charles and a girl named Robin met in a church. Their parents were both good friends, and things followed naturally: they grew up, started dating, and eventually got married and started a family. They settled in a small town called Louisville, just near Winston Salon. It was a laid-back, old-fashioned American town that smelled of farmland, with open-air movies playing outdoors and a warm summer night sky. , under the starry sky, you can even imagine that the town’s police chief is named Barney. He has white hair and a long-winded speech, but he has lived a glorious and proud life.

When Charles Paul found a job at AT&T Telecom and his life stabilized, he and Robin began to think about starting a real family - they were ready to be parents. Not long after, their first son, CJ, was born. Because Charles liked basketball very much, he named a basketball team he organized in the local summer league "CJ's Jocks". Two years later, Chris was born and the team's name changed again to "Chris's Crushers." In the basement, Charles and Robin installed a basketball hoop to give the two children a private space to practice ball, and the two boys began to have a great time playing. As the children grew up, CJ joined the West Forsyth High School varsity team and played quite well. Before graduating in 2001, his performance on the varsity team had been very stable. After graduation, CJ went to play basketball at the University of South Carolina. Chris was certainly good at playing ball, but when he was younger, he wasn't that big, so he wasn't taken seriously. "When Chris was a freshman and sophomore in high school, he was only 1.67 or 1.69 meters, but he was always active, active, and combative on the court. I knew that if he had grown taller, he would have been a basketball player. Good material." CJ recalled.

That's right, when Chris became a junior in high school, his height finally jumped to 1.83 meters. When he graduated a year later, he became Carolina's "Mr. Basketball" and was selected A member of the McDonald's All-American High School All-Star Team.

Chris chose Wake Forest University. In his first year, he was elected as the "Rookie of the Year" in the ACC. In the second year, his name appeared on the list of the All-American College Team. Chris knew that the time was right. , he announced to the world that he was entering the NBA.

Paul’s No. 3 jersey It’s a sweltering Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas, and Chris Paul is sitting in the backseat of a rental car, caught in the middle of afternoon traffic in the casino. , the car meandered forward, Chris's eyes wandered, looking at the busy traffic outside the car window, and then stared at the layer of heat coming out of the newly paved asphalt road, lost in thought. A few hours later, the warm-up match between the U.S. team and Puerto Rico will begin. This is a game of Olympic revenge, and it is also a game in which the U.S. team is eager to regain respect. Chris will be the starting point guard in this lineup. . A year ago, at this same time, Chris had a pile of tapes in his hands, which were the team tactics that Hornets head coach Byron Scott asked him to study painstakingly. Before he even played a minute, Chriss already knew how high the expectations were for him, including his head coach Scott.

Before the entire season began, Byron Scott brazenly predicted that Paul would be elected as the Rookie of the Year. He laughed at the memory, "Yeah, I said that on purpose. . I know Chris's personality, and I know he likes challenges, the harder they are, the more he likes them. When he won that award, he made me look like a prophet, haha, but I have to admit, he and the team. The first week of training together is like a veteran. I know it's a bit risky to predict, but he will give his best."

[Edit this paragraph] Sports career

High school.

Paul attended West Forsyth High School, made the McDonald's All-Star team in 2003 and was selected as the 2003 Mr. North Carolina by the Charlotte Observer. In his senior year, Paul averaged 30.8 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 6.0 steals per game, leading his team to a 27-3 record and reaching the Eastern Region Class 4A finals. Paul scored 61 points in a high school game to console his grandfather. In 2002, a robbery took the life of his grandfather who was staying in his carport.

College period

Paul played for the Wake Forest University basketball team under coach Skip Prosser from 2003–2005. Paul became the 2003-04 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, the 2004-05 NACC Preseason Player of the Year and the Associated Press Player of the Year, and was a unanimous All-American in 2005. In college, he scored 948 points, 395 assists and 160 steals.

Paul holds a record of 84 steals in the ACC League, which exceeds the original record of 81 set by Jason Williams at Duke University in the 1999-00 season. He is the most outstanding rookie player in the history of Wake Forest University. He ranks first in steals, assists (183 times), three-point field goal percentage (.465) and free throw percentage (.843) in the college's rookie history. , while ranking third in college history in points (460 points) and points per game (14.8 per game).

Paul was also suspended for one game in March 2005 for a retaliatory elbow to North Carolina State University's Julius Hodge during the game.

NBA career

Weird layup Paul was picked by the New Orleans Hornets with the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA draft. In his rookie season, he ranked first among rookies in the league in terms of points, assists, steals and playing time, making him the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2006. He was also undisputedly selected to the NBA Rookie First Team and the Western Conference of the Month. League Rookie of the Month. Chris Paul completed his first triple-double in the NBA on April 2, 2006 against the Toronto Raptors, in which he scored 24 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.

He has scored 3 triple-doubles after playing 105 games with the Hornets, averaging 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists and 2.1 assists per game.

In the 2006-2007 season, Paul averaged 17.4 points, 7.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

International arena

Paul played 10 times for the national youth teams at different levels. On August 4, 2006, he made his first appearance for the United States men's national basketball team against Puerto Rico. friendly match. Paul entered the 2006 World Men's Basketball Championship squad. The team eventually lost to the Greek team in the semi-finals. In the third and fourth place finals, they defeated the Olympic champion Argentina team and won the bronze medal in the event. He scored a total of 44 in the event. assists, 17 steals and 9 turnovers.

All-Star Weekend

On February 16, 2007, he replaced the injured Steve Nash in the NBA All-Star Weekend skills game in Las Vegas. In the NBA Rookie Challenge, he sent out a record-breaking 17 assists and 9 stolen balls.

[Edit this paragraph] Evaluations from all parties

Self-evaluation

"Even today, many people know me because of my grandfather."

"As long as I can help the team win, I will do anything."

"I miss my teammates; I miss beating North Carolina and Duke; I miss those days; I miss going to class the next day; I miss having those people cheering me on the whole time.”

“It’s a career now, but you still have “. "Little Butterfly" (Children's Story) in Your Belly"

"I'm just excited that God gave me this opportunity"

"The fans are just too good. . ”

“I try to break into the paint like Steve Nash, pass the ball like Jason Kidd, and dribble like Allen Iverson.”

“I always want to thank the top guards in the league. I think my performance has reached this level."

"I want to be a winner my whole life."

"I don't overdo everything. Gorgeous."

Others' comments

"Within five years, he will be the best point guard in the game." - Knicks star Stephon Marbury

"He can put the ball wherever you want it to go, he's an incredible passer." -Former AAU teammate Todd Hendley

Breaking through "I think Chris Paul might The best point guard we've ever had." - Former Indiana head coach Mike Davis

"If Chris Paul never played a minute of basketball at Wake Forest, Wake Forest University would still be a very good school. Because he came to this school. He's a good kid." - Wake Forest head coach Skip Prosser

"He doesn't let himself get too nervous. He knows what everyone says about him. ), and he's still mowing the lawn every Saturday." - Prosser "He's the best player we've seen in a long, long time." - NBA coach Larry Brown

" Chris is like a guy on the fast break." - Former teammate Justin Gray

"I've never been this good." - Knicks coach siah Thomas

"He's a fighter. Don't be fooled by his demeanor and cherubic smile, he's a quiet assassin.

" - Hornets assistant coach Jim Cleamons

"He will pass the ball to you in an incredible way. There is something innate about it, and it is a unique temperament. It's like he's always been here. ” —Teammate P.J. Brown

“He is a role model on and off the court. Most rookies think they already know it all, but he just listens and doesn't talk. Everyone around him liked him. ”—Brown

Media evaluation

Chris Paul is another good choice for the back line. There are several good short men today, and Paul’s name should be the loudest. . He is an almost perfect point guard and an increasingly mature leader. He has made great progress in these years. In his freshman year, he surpassed Duke's Luo Deng to become the best rookie in the ACC division, and also ranked first in steals. The No. 1 pick in the division is a testament to his defensive contributions. Chriss is considered one of the top defenders in the country and has been selected by Wake Forest, the favorite to win the March Madness, in the second round. After being eliminated by West Virginia in two overtimes, although Chris saved the team with a long-range artillery in the first overtime, he and his Wake Forest were still destroyed at the last moment for the 19-year-old Xili. Paul said that this experience will help him accumulate more experience in his future NBA journey to face the more unpredictable big stage.

Some scouts of Paul's Nike series of boots swear that. Chris Paul can do it all in the backcourt, just like past superstar Isiah Thomas, but realistically he may be the next Kenny Anderson. To be sure, he is at least a solid backcourt. Playmaker, although Paul is not even 6 feet tall, the competition between Paul and Darren Williams will begin in the draft. Maybe Paul's draft position can be improved because his affinity can effectively push the ball.

Chris Paul, a small rookie who is only 1.83 meters tall, has only played in the NBA for one month, but has received two very loud titles: "The New Queen Bee of the NBA." ", "Second Smiling Assassin"!

But the No. 4 rookie of the Hornets prefers to mention Duncan, his senior at the prestigious NCAA school Wake Forest University. Paul said: "I am Duncan's junior. This senior His achievements are like a big mountain standing in front of us. More importantly, he has set a sign for us on the way forward. My goal is to achieve success like Duncan! ”

Although Paul is far from reaching the achievements of Duncan, he played very well in his "rookie" season and achieved success in two aspects: beautiful data and impressive record.

In the first month of the NBA game, the 20-year-old Paul averaged 16.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game (leading the team in points and assists). No one among rookies can match him. He is ranked around 450 in the NBA. Among the players, he is also one of the 3-pointers who averages 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game. The other two are Garnett and Francis. With such excellent performance, he was not selected in the NBA's first month's Rookie of the Year selection. Undisputedly elected as the best in the Western Conference. His excellence has even made people forget about the big No. 1 pick Bogut.

[Edit this paragraph] Technical Analysis

Advantages

Paul has all the abilities of a defender. Not only can he help his players score, he can also maintain a stable shooting percentage at critical moments and make very sharp breakthroughs. In addition, Paul is extremely good at stealing, which is important for the team's defense. role. He is likely to become the leader of the team in the next few years. In addition, Paul's excellent three-point shooting skills are also one of his fatal weapons.

Small stature is Paul's fatal flaw. Although his height of 1.85 meters is not extremely short, he has no advantage in the crowded NBA. If he encounters a defender who is stronger than him in the game, he will have to pay more. It takes more effort to defend. In addition, Paul is just 23 years old this year, and he will need a few years to grow in the NBA.

[Edit this paragraph] Statistics

Regular season average statistics

Season team's starting time, shooting, three-pointers, free throws, frontcourt, backcourt, total rebounds, assists Stealing and blocking errors, foul points

05-06 Hornets 78 78 36.0 0.430 0.282 0.847 0.8 4.3 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.35 2.8 16.1

06-07 Hornets 64 64 36.8 0.437 0. 350 0.818 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 1.8 0.1 2.52 2.4 17.3

07-08 Hornets 80 80 37.6 0.488 0.369 0.851 0.8 3.2 4.0 11.6 2.7 0.1 2.51 2.3 21.1

Career 222 222 36.8 0.456 0.337 0.840 0.8 3.7 4.5 9.5 2.3 0.0 2.45 2.5 18.2

Average playoff statistics

Season team appearances, starting time, shooting, three-pointers, free throws, frontcourt, backcourt, total rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers and fouls Score

07-08 Hornets 12 12 40.5 0.502 0.238 0.785 1.3 3.6 4.9 11.3 2.3 0.2 1.83 3.6 24.1

Career 12 12 40.5 0.502 0.238 0.785 1 .3 3.6 4.9 11.3 2.3 0.2 1.83 3.6 24.1

Regular season total statistics

Season team's starting time shooting, 3-point free throws, total offensive and defensive assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, foul points

05-06 Hornets 78 78 2808 407-947 50-177 394-465 61 339 400 611 175 6 183 218 1258

06-07 Hornets 64 64 2353 381-871 50-143 292-357 54 226 280 569 118 3 161 154 1104

Career 223 223 8200 1433-3132 192-570 1023-1219 178 826 1004 2115 514 14 546 559 4081

Total playoff statistics

In the season, the team's first minutes of shooting, 3-pointers, free throws, offensive and defensive totals, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers and foul points

07-08 Hornets 11 11 441 96-198 5-20 57-72 15 41 56 125 24 1 21 41 254

Career11 11 441 96-198 5-20 57-72 15 41 56 125 24 1 21 41 254