One of the highest paid athletes in the world, Christopher Emmanuel Paul, known professionally as Chris Paul, is an NBA player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets. He has received many titles and awards throughout his career, attributed to his excellence in playing as a prolific point guard. He has to his credit the National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Chris Paul is also a team member of the United StatesStates National Team, winning two gold medals and one bronze medal with the team after winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. Although his overall performance at the National Basketball Association was marred by injuries, the veteran basketball player has had notable career accomplishments, including serving as a four-time NBA careers advisor, six-time NBA careers advisor, and being named a leading player on nine NBA All-Star teams and nine NBA All -Defensive team.
Paul has also served as President of the National Basketball Association since 2013 and is a member of the Winston-Salem Dash minor league baseball team. Below are more intriguing details on the prolific point guard’s Bio, Family and Earnings.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was born to Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones on May 6, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. He has an older brother named Charles “CJ” Paul. His father played an important role in his life as he partly contributed to where he is today. He coached him and his older brother in basketball and soccer as he used to be an athlete. His maternal grandfather, Nathaniel Jones, started a service station where Paul and his brother worked, especially during the summers when they were growing up.
Regarding his educational achievements, ChrisPaul graduated from West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina. While at the school, he was a member of the basketball team and led them to many semifinals and Class 4A Eastern Regional finals. Because of his outstanding performance during his senior year, which included 30.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 6 steals in every game, the skilled basketball player was named North Carolina’s Mr. Basketball and named First -Team Elected All-American Parade.
After graduating from high school, Paul began his college career at Wake Forest University, where he became a member of the Demon Deacons varsity basketball team. His exceptional play helped his team qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, which earned him ACC Rookie of the Year honors at the end of his freshman season.In 2005, the veteran NBA player joined the New Orleans Hornets as he was selected 4th overall by the National Basketball Association Club during the 2005 NBA Draft Round 1. In his freshman season, he led all rookies in points, assists, steals, and rebounds, posting final averages of 16.1 points, 7.8 assists, 2.2 steals, and 5.1 rebounds in every game he played. After his amazing record, he was named National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year.
Kicking off the 2008/09 season, Chris Paul signed a $68 million contract extension with the New Orleans Hornets and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011. There he continued his historically great performance and won his first National Basketball Association All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.
Despite missing out on many games from his injuries that caused him to miss 21 games during the 2016-17 season, Chris Paul attracted the Houston Rockets, of which he was a member in 2017. He currently plays as a point guard for the NBA club.
One of the highest paid athletes in the world, Chris Paul makes a salary of $24.27 million a year and his net worth is around $100 million. He has accumulated his wealth from his blossoming career as an NBA star along with his endorsement deals with well-known brands such as Nike.
Chris Paul’s older brother, Charles Paul, who is popularly known as CJ, is a former basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of South Carolina Upstate and Hampton University before deciding to work as his younger brother’s personal manager.
The NBA star is a happily married man. He is married to his college friend Jada Crawley. The couple celebrated their union in September 2011, but had previously welcomed a son named Christopher Emmanuel Paul II in May 2009. A year after their marriage, Jada gave birth to daughter Camryn Alexis Paul in August 2012.
While Chris Paul isn’t the tallest NBA player that’s easy to find in the league, he stands at a gargantuan height of 6’3″. His powerful build weighs in at 79 kg.
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