Christopher Emmanuel Paul is known as Chris Paul. He is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He signed with the Houston Rockets, one of the NBA team as a point guard. He was the fourth to be invited to the Hornets within the 2005 NBA draft.
Chris Paul is famous for a professional basketball player. He was selected fourth overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets. In 2008, he is finishing second in NBA Most Valuable Player Award voting. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for the transaction to be controversially voided by the NBA. In 2017, he was traded to the Houston Rockets and helped the team win a franchise record 65 games in his debut season. He has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA in assists four times and steals six times. He has also been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams, and nine NBA All-Defensive teams. He is one of the highest paid athletes in the world. He holds endorsement deals with companies such as Nike and State Farm.
Chris Paul was born on May 6, 1985, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He holds American nationality and belongs to African-American ethnicity. His birth sign is Taurus. He attended West Forsyth High School where he excelled at playing basketball. A lot of colleges wanted to recruit him due to his amazing skill performance even his height was short. Later, he attended Wake Forest University. Wake Forest was ranked number one in the nation for the first time in school history.
Chris Paul was born to a father named Edward Paul and a mother named Robin Jones. He has an elder brother named Charles Paul. In his childhood, his father taught both of them to play basketball and football due to a former athlete himself.
Chris Paul height of 6 feet (1.83m) tall and body weight of 79 kg. He has an athletic body build. He has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Chris Paul is a married man. He married his college sweetheart Jade Crawley on September 10, 2011. The couple has two children, a son named Christopher Emmanuel Paul II and a daughter named Camryn Alexis Paul.
Chris Paul estimated net worth of $95 million and his salary around 22.87 million USD. He earns a good amount of money from his profession. He also endorsement deals with companies like Nike and State Farm.
Chris Paul has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, two Olympic gold medals, and led the NBA in assists four times and steals six times. He has also been selected to nine NBA All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams, and nine NBA All-Defensive teams.