Chris Paul Net Worth - Pulptastic

Publish date: 2024-06-18

What is Chris Paul’s net worth and salary?

Chris Paul, a professional basketball player from the USA, has a net worth of $160 million and earns an annual salary of $30 million, according to his latest contract. He also earns $10-20 million per year from endorsements. Throughout his career, he has played for several teams including the New Orleans Hornets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Houston Rockets, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Phoenix Suns. In August 2021, he signed a 4-year, $120 million contract with the Suns, bringing his NBA career earnings to $446 million by the end of that contract.

Early Life and Education

Chris Paul was born on May 6, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He attended West Forsyth High School, where he led his school’s varsity basketball team to a 27-3 record and was named North Carolina’s Mr. Basketball for 2003. Paul went on to attend Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, where he played for two seasons before turning professional and entering the 2005 NBA draft.

Family Background

Paul’s father, Charles Edward Paul Sr., was a former athlete and taught his sons basketball and football during their childhood. Paul has an older brother named Charles “C.J.” Paul.

College Career

During his sophomore season at Wake Forest, the school was ranked number one in the nation for the first time in school history. However, in the last game of the year, Paul punched NC State guard Julius Hodge in the groin and received a one-game suspension for the ACC tournament. Paul played for two seasons at Wake before turning professional.

Chris Paul’s NBA Career Highlights

Chris Paul was selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. He was selected to his first NBA All-Star Game in 2007-2008 and signed a $68 million contract extension with the Hornets. In 2011, he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, which rejuvenated the Clippers franchise. He re-signed with the Clippers for five years in a deal worth $107 million. In 2017, he was traded to the Houston Rockets, where he signed a four-year, $160 million contract extension in 2018. In 2019, he was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and later to the Phoenix Suns ahead of the 2021 season.

Throughout his NBA career, Paul has won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, an NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, and led the NBA in assists four times and steals six times. He has been selected to ten NBA-All-Star teams, eight All-NBA teams, and nine NBA All-Defensive teams.

Chris Paul’s Success with Team USA

In 2006, Paul helped Team USA win the bronze medal at the World Championship in Japan, finishing with 44 assists. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he scored 13 points in the gold medal game victory against Spain. The team finished with a perfect 8-0 record. Paul was the starting point guard for the 2012 Olympics in London, leading Team USA to another gold medal and an undefeated tournament.

Personal Life and Other Sports

Paul married his college sweetheart, Jada Crawley, in September 2011. The couple has two children, a son born in 2009 and a daughter born in August 2011. In November 2011, they appeared on an episode of “Family Feud.”

Besides basketball, Paul enjoys bowling and owns a franchise in the Professional Bowlers Association called LAX. He also heads the CP3 Foundation, which hosts celebrity and youth bowling events to benefit Louisiana programs affected by Hurricane Katrina and charities throughout Winston-Salem. In 2018, Paul purchased a minority ownership stake in the Winston-Salem Dash, a minor league baseball team located in his town.

Chris Paul’s Real Estate Investments

In April 2019, Chris Paul purchased a mansion in Houston, Texas for $6.9 million and sold it for $7.2 million in January 2021. He also bought Avril Lavigne’s Bel-Air mansion for just under $8.5 million in 2012 and sold it five years later for $8.7 million. In 2015, he bought a home in Calabasas, Ca for $9 million, and sold it in 2018 for $11 million. Interestingly, his immediate next door neighbor was Khloe Kardashian. In May 2020, he purchased a home in the LA suburb of Encino for $11.1 million.

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