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Paul also served as the president of the National Basketball Players Association from to Among the highest-paid athletes in the world, he holds endorsement deals with companies such as Jordan Brand and State Farm. Paul was a McDonald's All-American in high school and attended Wake Forest University for two years of college basketball , where he helped the Demon Deacons achieve their first-ever number-one ranking.

During the offseason, the Hornets organized a deal to send Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers , but the transaction was controversially voided by the NBA. He was instead dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers later that year. Led by Paul's playmaking, the Clippers developed a reputation for their fast-paced offense and spectacular alley-oop dunks, earning them the nickname "Lob City".

In , Paul was traded to the Houston Rockets , where he helped the team win a franchise-record 65 games in his debut season. Paul played one more season in Houston before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a package for Russell Westbrook in With the Thunder looking to rebuild, Paul was traded to the Phoenix Suns in , where he reached the NBA Finals for the first time in his career in The following season, Paul helped the team win a franchise-record 64 games.

After three seasons in Phoenix, Paul was traded and spent one season with the Golden State Warriors , where he came off the bench for the first time in his career. He later signed with the Spurs in He grew up in Lewisville with his older brother, Charles "C. Basketball by The Charlotte Observer. As a freshman at Wake Forest University , Paul averaged For two weeks early in Paul's sophomore season , Wake Forest was ranked number one in the nation for the first time in school history.