According to Shams, Chris Paul announced on social media that he will retire after this season.
At 40 years old and 201 days old, Paul is no longer young. We all know that this day will come sooner or later. His state this season has indeed brought the cut-off point of announcing retirement infinitely earlier.
Last season, Paul was able to play in 82 starts, averaging 28.0 minutes per game, averaging 8.8 points, 7.4 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was 37.7% (1.7/4.5). For a 39-year-old veteran, we can also praise him with praise words such as the sword that lasts forever, the old that stays strong, and the old that gets stronger.
This season, Paul, who is one year older, has clearly reached the bottom of his fuel tank: he was DNP in five consecutive games, averaging 13.7 minutes per game, shooting only 27.3% from the field, and averaging only 2.5 points and 3.3 assists per game. The 40-year-old Paul is completely different from last season. The traces of time have made him truly reach the stage of his career where he is beyond his capabilities.
The current powerlessness is in stark contrast to that at his peak, and Paul finally chose to reconcile with himself.
Paul was at his peak when he debuted, and his height of 183 centimeters continues to change people's conventional perceptions.
Although Paul is only 183 centimeters tall, his core strength and athletic talent were the foundation for him to stay on the court when he was young: when he ran for the 2005 election, he could bench press 84 kilograms for 10 times, and his run-up jump was 96 centimeters. He has broad shoulders, thick shoulders, thick hips, and a strong and generous body. He is a small steel cannon at the No. 1 position.
The 20-year-old rookie Paul averaged 16.1 points, 7.8 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. He ranked third in the league in steals per game. He can drive, pass, shoot and defend. He can be said to be an integrated offense and defense. There is no doubt that he will be elected as the Rookie of the Year.
The 23-year-old Paul was promoted to the league's top star in his third grade, averaging 21.1 points, 11.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game, leading the league in assists + steals. He was voted second in the MVP vote, the best first team, and the best second defense. He led the New Orleans Hornets (the predecessor of the Pelicans) to a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, all the way to the tiebreaker of the Western Conference semifinals, where they eventually lost to the Spurs.
In the 2005-11 season, the Hornets rose from a weak team in the Western Conference to a strong team in the Western Conference because of Paul. Paul won two assists and three steals in the Hornets. The 183-centimeter-long super commander with integrated offense and defense carved out his own world in the classical twin-tower era.
Paul was very popular early in his career. Since the English name for point guard is Point Guard, the pronunciation of Guard is similar to God. Whenever the young Queen Bee performs brilliantly, on-site commentators and media reporters will praise Paul as Point God, which is translated as "the God of Point Guards"!
Paul suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee in 2010. This serious injury also forced him to transform his playing style.
Paul dunked 11 times in his rookie season. In 2006, he dunked against Howard in the regular season against the Magic. His top-notch physical fitness was a powerful style of play early in his career. Before Paul was seriously injured, his shots at the basket accounted for 26.4%. In his rookie season, his shots at the basket accounted for as high as 34.0%. He can continue to effectively use breakthroughs to tear apart the defense.
On January 29, 2010, Paul tore the meniscus in his left knee and began to transition to a rhythmic floor style. Due to the bankruptcy of Hornets owner George Sean, the Hornets were also in financial difficulties. Against this background, Paul submitted an application to leave the team.
In order to avoid the relocation or disintegration of the New Orleans Hornets, the NBA decided to temporarily host the 29 teams to share operating costs, and David Stern was responsible for major decisions. Paul's proposal to join the Lakers was rejected by the league for "basketball reasons," and he was eventually traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The 26-year-old Paul joined the Clippers in his first season and led the team back to the playoffs since 2006. In the second year, he led the team to 56 wins! The Clippers have won 50+ games for five consecutive years from 2012-17. Paul has made the playoffs six times in six years with the Clippers, once again performing a legendary story of one person changing the destiny of a team.
In the 2015-16 season, the 27-year-old Jordan was selected to the All-NBA First Team + All-Defensive First Team. Jordan can become a double-team center, which is the best explanation of Paul's value at his peak.
As long as Paul still has gas in the tank, he can contribute to the Rockets, Thunder, Suns, Warriors, and Spurs; otherwise, he is really old.
The Rockets truly became a championship contending team after trading for Paul in the summer of 2017. Paul averaged 18.6 points and 7.9 assists per game. The Rockets teamed up to achieve 65 wins and 17 losses, and played 7 games in the Western Conference Finals with the Warriors. Unfortunately, Paul missed G6 and G7 of the Western Conference Finals due to a hamstring injury, missing the best opportunity of his Rockets career.
Paul once topped the league's statistics list at critical moments in the Thunder, leading a team that was rebuilding with great fanfare to "accidentally" reach the playoffs; Paul won 51 wins in his first season with the Suns and made it all the way to the Finals. In his second season, he helped the Suns win the At 64 wins; he switched to the bench for the first time in his Warriors career. At the age of 38, he averaged 9.2 points, 6.8 assists per game, and a 37.1% three-point shooting percentage.
Now, Paul's gas tank is at the bottom, and he is really old. But time will never forget what he looked like at his peak. He was once the perfect point guard in the hearts of countless fans..
Five assists, a top commander who can be called one of the top players in history; six steals, including four consecutive steals in the 2010-14 season, selected to the All-Defensive Team 9 times, 7 All-Defensive First Teams, short and stocky, and the top backcourt defensive lock in history; career three-point shooting percentage per game is 36. 9%, his career average field goal percentage from 10-16 feet is 49.4%, and he is also a shooting master; in his 21 seasons in his career, from the age of 20 to 31, he led two teams to rise from the weakest to the Western Conference powerhouse - a super commander with leadership, shooting, field control, defense, both offense and defense, and a top-notch football intelligence.
Peak Chris Paul, this is the perfect point guard in the minds of countless fans!
source:7mbong com