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Chris Paul Acquisition? 'Fabulous' According to Gregg Popovich

On the ESPN setMark Jones points out that a year ago, Gregg Popovich was lamenting the subject a bit: ” Spurs didn't have many players capable of sending lobbed passes to Victor Wembanyama. »

With the arrival of Chris Paul in San Antonio this summer, the Texan technician should have less to worry about. He will teach it much better than me! How I pass the ball, and not only how, also when and where “, the coach projects, speaking of the 3rd best passer in history (11,894 passes).

A playmaker and passer par excellence who became known for the quality of his lobbed offerings, particularly during the “Lob City” era with the Clippers, where he fed Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan the ball.

“Wemby,” whose teammates sometimes had trouble serving him last season, should enjoy himself. In addition to the formation of this duo, the Texans made a nice move by recovering another veteran, Harrison Barnes.

No more repeating the same thing 54 times

Having Harrison and (Chris Paul) To enter the circle at this stage of their career is truly fabulous for our youth. “, comments Gregg Popovich, whose team is seeing its average age suddenly rise.

With them, the instructions should come across more naturally. I can say the same thing 54 times, over and over again. When a player you respect says the same thing that we were saying, sometimes it means a lot more to the player. So having them on our side is going to be great. “, Popovich describes.

The latter, speaking of respect, has already earned that of Chris Paul long ago. Of course, I've admired Pop from afar for years, and when you've been in the league for a while, like he has, there's so much respect. Not only for his intelligence, but who he is as a person, as a competitor and everything else. “, said the former Warrior upon his arrival.

This marriage is off to a great start.

Chris Paul Percentage Rebounds
Season Team MJ Min Shots 3pts LF Off Def Early Pd Party Int Bp Ct Pts
2005-06 NOP 78 36 43.0 28.2 84.7 0.8 4.4 5.1 7.8 2.8 2.2 2.4 0.1 16.1
2006-07 NOP 64 37 43.7 35.0 81.8 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 2.4 1.8 2.5 0.1 17.3
2007-08 NOP 80 38 48.8 36.9 85.1 0.8 3.2 4.0 11.6 2.3 2.7 2.5 0.1 21.1
2008-09 NOP 78 39 50.3 36.4 86.8 0.9 4.7 5.5 11.0 2.7 2.8 3.0 0.1 22.8
2009-10 NOP 45 38 49.3 40.9 84.7 0.4 3.8 4.2 10.7 2.6 2.1 2.5 0.2 18.7
2010-11 NOP 80 36 46.3 38.8 87.8 0.5 3.6 4.1 9.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 0.1 15.9
2011-12 LAKE 60 36 47.8 37.1 86.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 9.1 2.3 2.5 2.1 0.1 19.8
2012-13 LAKE 70 33 48.1 32.8 88.5 0.8 3.0 3.7 9.7 2.0 2.4 2.3 0.1 16.9
2013-14 LAKE 62 35 46.7 36.8 85.5 0.6 3.7 4.3 10.7 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.1 19.1
2014-15 LAKE 82 35 48.5 39.8 90.0 0.6 4.0 4.6 10.2 2.5 1.9 2.3 0.2 19.1
2015-16 LAKE 74 33 46.2 37.1 89.6 0.5 3.7 4.2 10.0 2.5 2.1 2.6 0.2 19.5
2016-17 LAKE 61 32 47.6 41.1 89.2 0.7 4.3 5.0 9.2 2.4 2.0 2.4 0.1 18.1
2017-18 WHOA 58 32 46.0 38.0 91.9 0.6 4.8 5.4 7.9 2.4 1.7 2.2 0.2 18.6
2018-19 WHOA 58 32 41.9 35.8 86.2 0.6 4.0 4.6 8.2 2.5 2.0 2.6 0.3 15.6
2019-20 OKAY 70 32 48.9 36.5 90.7 0.4 4.6 5.0 6.7 2.3 1.6 2.3 0.2 17.6
2020-21 PHX 70 31 49.9 39.5 93.4 0.4 4.1 4.5 8.9 2.4 1.4 2.2 0.3 16.4
2021-22 PHX 65 33 49.3 31.7 83.7 0.3 4.0 4.4 10.8 2.1 1.9 2.4 0.3 14.7
2022-23 PHX 59 32 44.0 37.5 83.1 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.9 2.1 1.5 1.9 0.4 13.9
2023-24 GOS 58 26 44.1 37.1 82.7 0.3 3.6 3.9 6.8 1.9 1.2 1.3 0.1 9.2
Total 1272 34 47.1 36.9 87.0 0.6 3.9 4.5 9.4 2.4 2.1 2.3 0.2 17.5

How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.

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