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My Take
Honestly, Chris Paul might be the most cerebral player I've ever watched run a basketball game. At 6-foot-nothing in NBA terms, he had no business becoming one of the greatest point guards of all time — and yet here we are, "the Point God" leading the league in assists five times and breaking the all-time record for steals six times. What I love about CP3 is that he never needed to be the flashiest guy on the court; he just needed to be the smartest, and that was usually enough. From Wake Forest to the Hornets to a decade of chasing a ring across half the league, he played every single game like a chess match where he already knew three moves ahead. That 2021 Finals run with Phoenix felt like the whole basketball world holding its breath for him. A genuinely special player.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Paul
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・ポール
- Reading
- くりす・ぽーる
- Born
- May 6, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- High school
- West Forsyth High School
- University
- Wake Forest University
Awards & achievements
- 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- 2006 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 2006 Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
- 2008 All-NBA Team
- 2009 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 2012 All-NBA Team
- 2012 NBA All-Defensive Team
- 2013 NBA All-Defensive Team
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.chrispaul3.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cp3/
- Xhttps://x.com/CP3
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Chris Paul born?
Born May 6, 1985 (age 41).
Where is Chris Paul from?
Chris Paul is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
What does Chris Paul do?
Chris Paul works as basketball player.
How tall is Chris Paul?
Chris Paul is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.