Over his six-year New Orleans Hornets tenure, five of the times they finished exactly No. Over Paul’s 15 seasons, 10 times has his team been in the top-10 in clutch net rating. By the numbers 10Ĭonsistent is the key word. “Over the course of his career, his teams have been consistently the best crunch time teams in the NBA, or among the very best,” Lowe said. The net rating is 30.2, which tops the league by about eight points.ĮSPN’s Zach Lowe and Royce Young addressed this same topic - and, specifically, Paul’s history of leading teams that win in clutch moments - on Lowe’s podcast released Thursday. The offensive rating of 124.0 leads the league, and the defensive rating of 93.8 is second to the Milwaukee Bucks. Over the last five minutes in games with a point differential of five points or fewer, the Thunder are 29-13. “Chris’ intelligence, his smarts, his understanding, his experience, I think always in those situations keeps the group calm,” Donovan said. While he complimented the entire three-guard lineup that includes Danilo Gallinari and Steven Adams, the answer started with and eventually came back around to point guard Chris Paul. The new Chris Paul Locker Room for the men's team will be named in his honor.Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was asked about the crunch time success of his team this season during a Zoom call with media Wednesday. He also gave $2.5 million to Wake Forest Basketball in 2018, which is the largest donation ever by a former basketball student-athlete or any alumnus under the age of 35.Celebrating 14 years of service to the community, Chris Paul and his family are extremely proud of their endowment to Wake Forest University, annually awarding two scholarships (one athletic and one academic) to a Forsyth County, North Carolina student with the Nathaniel Jones Scholarship, in memory of Chris' grandfather and mentor.Club 61 and the HBCU Course Initiative are two programs that allow the foundation to directly support its leadership platform. The guiding principle behind the alliance is to lead with PRIDE: purpose, respect, integrity, discipline, and excellence-all fundamentals that embody true leadership. In 2010, the foundation officially changed names to The Chris Paul Family Foundation, which launched the Leadership Alliance in 2019, to support marginalized students and community organizations around the country to enhance and support the growth and development of future leaders.The foundation was created to highlight Chris' dedication and love, both to his grandfather's spirit and to the city of Winston- Salem, NC, for nurturing him from his days as a stand-out high school student-athlete to a national star at Wake Forest University. In 2005, Chris and his family established the CP3 Foundation, a philanthropic partnership with The Winston-Salem Foundation in honor of his late grandfather.Since 2013, Paul has served as president of the National Basketball Players Association. Paul has been named to the All-NBA Team nine times, including four first-team selections, in addition to nine years on the NBA All-Defensive Team. The 2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year has been a 11-time NBA All-Star, earning MVP honors at the 2013 event, and twice helping the United States win an Olympic gold medal. 4 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, Paul has been the predominant point guard of his generation over the last 15 seasons. 3 jersey, which now hangs in the rafters of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. He still ranks in the top 10 in school history in career assists (395), career steals (160), career 3-point percentage (46.9) and career free throw percentage (83.8). 1 national ranking during his sophomore season. Playing for the late Skip Prosser, the 2005 consensus first-team All-American led the Demon Deacons to a school-record 27 victories and the program's first No. During his two seasons (2003-2005) at Wake Forest, the current Phoenix Suns guard led the team to new heights and established himself as one of college basketball's top players.Basketball at the conclusion of his senior season in 2003.
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