Christopher Emmanuel "Chris" Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the L . A . Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighing 175 lb (79 kg), he has began exclusively at the position of point guard. Paul has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Trophy, an Olympic gold medal, and brought the NBA in assists three times and steals 6 times. He's recently been selected to seven NBA All-Star teams, six All-NBA teams, and 6 All-Defensive clubs.
Paul has been a McDonald's All-American in high school. He joined Wake Forest University for 2 time spent college basketball when he helped the Demon Deacons accomplish their initial truly number one ranking. He has been selected fourth all round on the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets and traded into the Clippers in 2011.
On December 8, 2011, the Hornets accepted a three-team deal transferring Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA, that owned the team at the time, nullified the offer, along with commissioner David Stern claiming New Orleans are the best off keeping Paul.The clubs involved on the trade tried out to negotiate the league to reverse its ruling and reconstruct the deal to no avail.On December 12, the Hornets approved a trade sending Paul into the Los Angeles Clippers, but the deal broke down once the NBA added further needs for the original terms. 2 days later, the teams now made the trade, transferring Paul and 2 future second stage draft picks in the Clippers for Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu, plus the Minnesota Timberwolves' unprotected first round pick inside the 2012 draft. Upon the deal's conclusion, Paul announced that he might choose to the final season of his agreement and remain in L . A . for about 2 more seasons.
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