Does anyone now think that Chris Paul's top salary is a poison contract? Obviously, the Rocket boss's original remarks were badly beaten in the face, He thinks that the Rockets gave Paul 4 years 160 million is the wrong decision, but the Suns with 4 years 120 million contract renewal 37-year-old Paul, this is the pattern of different, cast a different answer, now the Sun is really walking on the road to the championship, the regular season record first, and playing who can be sure of the game, such a Sun actually still has a championship phase, the most important point is Paul's role and value, you say that the data can not be reflected, you said that the data should be scored, but not assists, maybe the era of scoring point guards, have you forgotten how traditional point guards play? Booker and Ayton are indeed worthy of recognition for the Suns' regular season title this season, but Paul's fifth assist in his career is the hard match.
Averaging 10.8 assists, 1.88 steals, 2.34 turnovers, and 2.05 fouls per game, these data all prove Paul's role in the No. 1 position, and his turnovers and assists are well done, which is a high-level stat that many current point guards are difficult to reach. Of course, Paul's average of 14.6 points per game is indeed not unusual, and it seems commonplace to score less than double digits in a single game, but no defender is willing to allow Paul to attack the basket or shoot the basket, and the 37-year-old Paul is still contained on the offensive end.
In short, Paul's career 5 assists king is too fierce, and only 6 people in NBA history have achieved at least 5 career assists.
The scoring king relies on his own scoring ability, or controls the team's shooting power, as long as you are not too good, you can score, but what about assists? Sorry, if you can't create space for your teammates, you can't give the ball accurately to your teammates, you don't have the good ability to read the rhythm of the game, it's difficult to improve your assist stats to the league's first-line level, which is why Paul can be named the king of contemporary point guards.
Paul was crowned assists in 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2022, with five assists tied with Kidd and Nash, with 6 big O's, Bob Cousy's 8 and Stockton's 9. For the 37-year-old Paul who can still win the assist king, is the best embodiment of the Suns' record, now Paul is still the top level, even the 37-year-old James is eclipsed, the same age of 37, James did not bring the Lakers into the playoffs, even if James averaged 30.3 points per game, but Paul, who averaged 10.8 assists per game, has helped the Suns become the regular season champion and is on the way to the championship.
So far in his career, Paul has not yet won a championship, not Paul's problem, once untouchable Floor of the Western Finals, Paul broke the spell, paul who walked to the Western Finals stage fought to win the King Mountain on one leg, and Harden led the team to lose consecutively burying Paul's championship dream.
In the 2020-21 season, Paul with doubts, let Ayton and Booker, a pair that has never tasted the taste of the playoffs, reach the finals, although they lost, but this year's sun is back, the 37-year-old Paul has performed better, he won the assist king, so will the championship be far away?
The 37-year-old Paul also impressed James who was far above him, and in the face of the crowning of paul's fifth assist in his career, James social media congratulated Paul: Tough! My brother.
Yes, the former Paul did not have a championship, it was that he did not find the best partner, if the combination of Paul and Kobe bryant is not rejected, perhaps history will be rewritten. Or if Paul and James can join forces, do you dare to say that Paul doesn't have a championship? In fact, Paul wants to prove his historical position, he can lead the team to win the championship, such a championship contains much more gold than Irving and Durant.