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Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is a professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] He has also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Phoenix Suns. His nickname is CP3. In 2008, Paul won an Olympic gold medal as part of the United States basketball team.
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA[lower-alpha 1] | May 6, 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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[lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2017 | Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Golden State Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Paul played college basketball at Wake Forest University.
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