Biography
Now Chris floor is one of the highest paid players of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Clubs will not be sealed on a guide defender, and his annual salary is more than $ 22 million. Pay really is for what: for basketball floor - "Dwarf" (its height is 185 cm with weight 79 kg), but on the site it is worn as wind and enjoyable Performs interceptions.Childhood and youth
Christopher Emmanuel Paul was born on May 6, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the family of Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones. In the past, his father played basketball. It was he who instilled the boys - Chris and his older brother Charles - craving for sports.
As a child, the brothers spent the summer holidays at the car maintenance station, which belonged to their grandfather Nathanielo Jones. His Chris Paul calls the best friend, sample to imitate.
The basketball player studied at West Forsyth High School in Clemons and at Wake Forest University. Thanks to his skills, the school was awarded places in the semifinals of North Carolina, and the university for the first time in its history became the best in the United States.
On April 15, 2005, Chris Paul, realizing his own strength, announced that he wanted to become a professional player.
Personal life
On September 10, 2011, Chris Paul married Jade Crowley, who met from College. They have two children: in May 2009, a son appeared on the world, in August 2012 - daughter. The family lives in Bel-Air, the suburb of Los Angeles, in the mansion that Paul in 2012 bought from the singer Avril Avalanin for $ 8.5 million.Personal life Basketball player does not hide, on the contrary, proud: shows photos of his wife in "Instagram", talks about children in an interview. In November 2011, the Family appeared on the Family Feud show.
Paul is a Christian, trying to attend church every Sunday.
Basketball
Professional career Chris Paul began with New Orleans Hornets. In the first season, he demonstrated impressive statistics, overtaking on the team on points, the number of gears and interceptions. In 2006, Paul named the newcomer of the NBA year.
In 2008, Chris for the first time spoke at the match of all NBA stars, and as part of the first team, the best, exemplary, unifying "cream" of basketball. Tradition to participate in the largest state American retained until 2016.
December 8, 2011 "Hornets" agreed to let go of his best player. Floors claimed 3 teams, including "Los Angeles Lakers". Ultimately, his new "house" became "Los Angeles Clippers". With this club, he spent as much as with "Hornets" - 6 years, up to 2017.
According to the ratio of played games and earned floor points, it is possible to name the most efficient player of the NBA 2010. In the 2014/2015 season, he played all 82 matches of the regular championship for the first time in his entire career. Formerly, the American was embarrassed from the game injury - breaking the ligaments, shaking the brain, damage to the tendons, but even taking into account the bench of the spare floor managed to put records on the seats and transmissions.
In 2017, the basketball player moved to Houston Rockets. Frequent injuries did not interfere with it to achieve victories, however, the floor surveyed the club's leadership. It did not contribute to the establishment of the situation and the confrontation of the floor with James Harden.
Paul and Harden - powerful players, both in the position of playing and both aimed not only on the result of the team, but also their own achievements. At first their relationship on the parquet was like a friendly competition, but over time, the jokes went to the background. The atmosphere in Rockets became depressing: because of the victories and defeats each other, Paul and Hardin did not even talk, and they fought more on the matches than they interact.
In early 2019, Paul asked Rockets leadership to let him go, and Harden in turn set up an ultimatum - someone from playing should leave. In July of the same year, Rockets decided to release the floor, despite the 4-year-old contract for $ 120 million signed by the year earlier.
A separate page in the biography of Chris Paul is occupied by the presentations for the US national team. In its composition, the basketball player made his debut in 2006 at the World Championships in Japan. Then America took the bronze medal. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Paul spent most of the time on the bench, but in the decisive mast, 13 points scored 13 points than he helped win gold. He repeated success in 2012 at the Olympics in London.
Chris Paul now
On July 16, 2019, Houston Rockets sold Chris Paul in Oklahoma City Tander. For the first time for this team, the American played on October 23, typing 22 points and 8 rebounds in 30 minutes of the game.Achievements
- 2004 - Athlete of the Year according to the US Basketball Federation
- 2006 - Newcoming of the NBA
- 2006 - participant of the first national newcomers of the NBA
- 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 - Leader of the NBA Regular Championship
- 2008, 2009, 2011-2014 - Leader of the Regular NBA Championship for Interceptions
- 2008-2016 - Member of the Match of All Stars NBA
- 2008, 2012-2014 - participant of the first national team of all stars NBA
- 2009, 2015, 2016 - participant of the second national team of all stars NBA
- 2009, 2012-2017 - participant of the second national team of all stars
- 2011 - a member of the third team of all NBA stars
- 2013 - the most valuable match player of all NBA stars