On April 16, Beijing time, Lakers star James updated the social media, forwarded the poster of the good brother Paul winning the assist king, and sent him blessings. James captioned: "Tough, my brother! Congratulations @Chris-Paul! 11 flame emoticons! ”
In 2021-22, Paul averaged 10.8 assists per game, the fifth time in his career that he was crowned an assists champion (the previous four were in 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2015). Paul thus matched the top five point guards in history, becoming the sixth player to have at least five assists after Stockton (9 times), Bob Kushi (8 times), Oscar Robertson (6 times), Kidd (5 times) and Nash (5 times).
When the NBA official social media posted the poster, it also included an accompanying article listing that one of Paul's achievements was the first in history. "After winning the fifth assists award, Chris Paul became the first player in NBA history to win at least 5 assists and 5 steals!"
So far in his career, Paul has not only become the king of assists 5 times, but also won the honor of steal king of 6 times. He was also named to the All-Star of the Year 12 times and the All-Team team 10 times, and for Paul, a championship is undoubtedly the next honor he most wants.