Once his career finally comes to an end, Chris Paul will be known as one of the greatest point guards to ever play the game. Honestly, the 39-year-old is already known as that as he remains an active player. Now in his 20th NBA season, and first with the San Antonio Spurs, Paul is proving to still be amongst the best floor generals. While his scoring is certainly down from his earlier seasons, Paul is averaging 8.5 assists per contest this season. That is tied for the fifth-most in the league.
Father Time is undefeated though. It should be obvious to any sports fan that CP3 doesn’t have much time left in the NBA. Paul recently revealed in an interview with a former Spurs great how many more years he believes he has left.
Chris Paul Reveals How Many More Years He Believes He Has Left
Chris Paul Sits Down With Tony Parker For Interview
On the Spurs YouTube channel, they posted a sit-down interview featuring team legend Tony Parker and Paul on Wednesday. Parker, of course, is also seen as one of the all-time greats at point guard. He won four championships with San Antonio and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023.
When Parker asked Paul how much longer he expects his career to last, Paul said,
“Maybe a year or two. I’m still trying to feel it out. I think the hardest part is—like I love this, like practice today, I love hooping, I love all of that. The hardest part is when I get home and I have to watch my kids’ games on the iPad or whatnot, so that’s the tug of war right now.”
Paul has two kids with his wife, son Chris Jr., age 15, and daughter Camryn, age 12. While Paul can still compete at the highest level, it is certainly understandable how tough it must be for him to not be able to see events that his children are taking part in due to his NBA career.
The Spurs own a 12-12 record, good for 11th place in the Western Conference. The addition of Paul has helped the team show great improvement from the 22-60 squad they had in 2023-24.
Recently Moved Up To Second On Career Assists Leaderboard
Now two decades into his NBA career, Paul’s longevity and production have helped him move far up the all-time leaderboards in certain categories. Recently, he surpassed Jason Kidd for second place all-time in career assists. Paul has the third-most steals ever in league history, and he needs just 37 more to once again pass Kidd for the second-most. John Stockton is the all-time leader in both categories, and Paul certainly would need to play more than one or two seasons after this one to have any chance of passing Stockton in either.
Known as The Point God for a reason, let’s appreciate Paul’s career as it winds down. No, he hasn’t won a championship, but he has helped raise the ceiling on every team he has played on.
