Chris Paul - Problem Child

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Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. Paul was selected fourth overall by the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. In his first season, he led all rookies in points, assists, steals, and minutes, earning him the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He was also the only unanimous selection to the 2005-06 NBA All Rookie First Team and was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month every month in the 2005-06 season. After the season, Paul won the ESPY Award for Best Breakthrough Athlete. Chris Paul recorded his first triple-double on April 2, 2006 against the Toronto Raptors with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. He has currently recorded 3 career triple-doubles and is averaging 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.3 assists, and 2.1 steals after 142 career games with the New Orleans Hornets. He was named to replace Steve Nash in the 2007 Playstation Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend. On February 16, 2007, he played in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and dished out 17 assists and had 9 steals, both T-Mobile Rookie Challenge records. He also appeared on NPR's named the Western Conference Player of the Month for December 2007. He got selected by NBA coaches to play in the 2008 NBA All-Star game with teamate David West.

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Uploaded: February 3rd, 2008 @ 8:17 pm
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