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Chris Paul

Christopher Emmanuel Paul Sr. (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.

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NBA -owned Hornets ship Chris Paul to Clippers

The Chris Paul saga came to an end owned New Orleans Hornets sent the star guard to the Los Angeles Clippers .

Los Angeles sent guard Eric Gordon , center Chris Kaman , forward Al-Farouq Aminu and Minnesota's unprotected 2012 first-round pick to the Hornets for Paul. The Clippers will also receive two future second-round picks to complete the trade.The 26-year-old Paul requested a trade soon after the five-month lockout came to an end.But the league nixed deals between Paul and the Lakers and then the Clippers before accepting Wednesday's trade.Paul and All-Star forward Blake Griffin will potentially form one of the most dynamic tandems in the league.A four-time NBA All-Star selection, Paul averaged 15.8 points and 9.8 assists in 80 games for New Orleans last season.Selected fourth overall by the Hornets in the 2005 NBA Draft, Paul showed early on that he was going to be a star in the league. The Wake Forest product averaged 16.1 points and 7.8 assists to earn NBA Rookie of the Year hon...

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  1. Los Angeles Clippers Get Chris Paul in Blockbuster Deal With Hornets

    Chris Paul will supply the Los Angeles Clippers with so much more than alley-oop passes to Blake Griffin when he arrives in Hollywood on Thursday night.A bold trade ...

  2. Rookie Collison has helped Hornets maintain playoff hopes despite Chris Paul's injury

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The plan called for first-round draft pick Darren Collison to spend his rookie season learning the NBA in a backup role behind Chris Paul .The har...

  3. Hornets star Chris Paul fined $15,000 for verbally abusing game official following loss

    New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul has been fined $15,000 by the NBA for verbal abuse of a game official following a loss to the New Jersey Nets .NBA vice president...

  4. Chris Kaman scores 20, Hornets rally past Clippers 97-90 in Chris Paul's return to New Orleans

    Chris Kaman scored 20 points and the Hornets rallied for a 97-90 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, spoiling Chris Paul's return to New Orleans...

  5. Clippers reject proposed deal to acquire Chris Paul , claim Billups off waivers, re-sign Jordan

    The day began with the Los Angeles Clippers rejecting a proposed deal by the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul and it ended with them claiming five-time All-Star gu...

  6. Hornets G Chris Paul remains out vs. Mavericks

    Chris Paul was scratched from a second-straight crucial game in the Hornets' quest to remain in the playoff hunt when he was ruled out from Wednesday night's matchup...

  7. Chris Paul participates in full scrimmage with Hornets , hopes to play vs. Kings on Saturday

    Chris Paul went through a full scrimmage without restrictions on Friday and afterward said he hoped to be in the Hornets' lineup against the Sacramento Kings on Satu...

  8. Hornets guard Chris Paul will have knee surgery Thursday, miss All-Star game

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans point guard Chris Paul will have knee surgery and miss the All-Star game.Hornets coach Jeff Bower said Paul will have surgery Thursday...

  9. Saints owner Tom Benson buys New Orleans Hornets from NBA for $338 million

    Tom Benson brought stability to the Saints nearly three decades ago and now plans to do the same for the Hornets in small-market New Orleans.The Saints' owner agreed...

  10. Gordon returns from surgery, lifts Hornets over Nuggets

    Eric Gordon hadn't played in an NBA game in exactly three months, but showed no rust on Wednesday, knocking down two free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining to lift t...

  11. Stretching the Field: Clippers have faith in Del Negro, for now

    Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling doesn't have a sparkling reputation as being a competent man in charge.Year after year, the "other" team in Tinseltown had...

  12. David West scores 23 and Chris Paul has double-double as Hornets down Jazz, 100-71

    David West's accuracy and Utah's shooting slump combined to give the Hornets an easy night.West scored 23 points, Chris Paul had 11 points and 10 assists, and the Ne...

  1. Criticism of Stern, NBA pouring in after league kills Hornets' trade of Chris Paul to Lakers

    NBA teams went back to work Friday, which for Chris Paul meant going back to New Orleans.And there was disbelief and anger around the league — and a commitment to tr...

  2. NBA won't approve trade of Hornets All-Star Chris Paul to Lakers, denies owners killed deal

    The NBA's decision to reject a proposed trade involving All-Star guard Chris Paul set the stage for an awkward opening to training camps on Friday in New Orleans, Lo...

  3. Chris Paul has 25 points, 10 assists against former team as Clippers beat Hornets 97-85

    Chris Paul had 25 points and 10 assists against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 97-85 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night.The Hor...

  4. Chris Paul inists he's happy starting 2010-11 in New Orleans with overhauled Hornets

    For now, it appears that the New Orleans Hornets made enough front-office, coaching and roster changes to get Chris Paul attention.In time, the club may even regain ...

  5. Hornets GM Dell Demps: Trade talks resume for Chris Paul , 'everything is on the table'

    While Chris Paul darted around a basketball court in a black Hornets practice uniform, the only NBA team for which he has played resumed trade talks for the All-Star...

  6. Source: Los Angeles Clippers Submit Deal for Hornets' Chris Paul

    A blockbuster multiplayer deal that will send Hornets star Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers was submitted to the NBA on Sunday, ESPN reported Monday, citing a ...

  7. Clippers Reportedly Agree to Deal for Hornets' Chris Paul

    The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a deal in principle to acquire star point guard Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets , ESPN reported Wednesday, citing sou...

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