Chris Paul

Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is a professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[3] He has also played for the New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder,Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns. His nickname is CP3. In 2008, Paul won an Olympic gold medal as part of the United States basketball team.

Chris Paul

Paul warming up before the 2022 NBA All-Star Game
No. 3 – San Antonio Spurs
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 39) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA[a]
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[b]
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
11× NBA All-Star (2008–2016, 2020, 2021) NBA All-Star Game MVP (2013) 4× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012–2014) 5× All-NBA Second Team (2009, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021) All-NBA Third Team (2011) 7× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012–2017) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011) NBA Rookie of the Year (2006) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006) 4× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009, 2014, 2015) 6× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011–2014) NBA 75th Anniversary Team Consensus first-team All-American (2005) First-team All-ACC (2005) Third-team All-ACC (2004) ACC Rookie of the Year (2004) No. 3 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2004) First-team Parade All-American (2003) McDonald's All-American (2003) North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team competition 2012 London Team competition FIBA World Championship 2006 Japan Team competition

Paul played college basketball at Wake Forest University.