Speaking of the league's first guard, it may cause a lot of fans to argue. Like Curry, Trae Young, Doncic, Morant, Booker, etc. in the league today, they are among the top two stars, and their ability is mainly shown in scoring. As a small ball era, defenders are still very popular, because the game is no longer a position battle, but a constant fast attack and three-point shooting. Nowadays, even many centers have transformed to shoot and score from the outside. However, the protagonists we are going to talk about today are not these people, but they are also a star that everyone is very familiar with.
Chris Paul, now 36 years old, is still mixed in such a high-intensity league as the NBA, and what is even more rare is that when everyone thinks that Paul has passed the peak period, he uses his performance to break all kinds of doubts from the outside world, and uses his efforts and talent to tell fans that the sword is not old. Paul went from the Clippers to the Rockets, from the Rockets to the Thunder, and finally to the Suns. As an old senior player in the league, Paul's salary in previous years has reached more than $40 million, which is why the outside world continues to question Paul, because many people think that he is not worth the price.
In fact, Paul's role was not manifested after coming to the Suns. During the Rockets period, Paul and Harden once forced the most powerful and invincible Warriors at that time to a desperate situation, and many fans believed that if it were not for the key game Paul was absent due to injury, the history of the Rockets may have been rewritten, as long as the Warriors are defeated, the Rockets will most likely win the championship. But history seemed to have made a big joke for Paul. In the first season of the Thunder, the Thunder entered the playoffs, and by the first season of the Suns, the Suns went straight to the Finals. Even the best stats and team changes are insignificant. From this, we have come to the conclusion that Paul's regular season statistics may be very average, but the team's record has improved by a lot, and this is Paul's role.
In this year's playoffs, Paul stood up at a critical moment. In the first round against the Pelicans, Paul stepped forward in Booker's absence, sending the Pelicans away on 14-of-14 shooting. The second round against the Lone Rangers led the team to a 2-0 lead. Now that The Suns Booker has returned, the Suns remain one of the favourites to win the championship this season. Therefore, Paul's ability to lead the team is really not said, so it seems that Paul's contract of 40 million is really worth it. Although not a suns fan, I still hope that this year's suns can go further and win the championship in one fell swoop.