How Good Was PRIME Chris Paul Actually? 

Aren’t you precious 😮

Yea nah deadass these RU-vidrs be wildn 😂😂

They also mention he missed the last 2 games of the WCF in 2018 when he really missed the last quarter of game 6 and the entirety of game 7 CP3 also wasn't traded to the OKC in the summer of 2018 but 2019

@@emilioreyes4159 that’s actually correct. Paul got injured at the end of game 5 when they took a 3-2 lead against GSW. He missed games 6 and 7.

@@FirstnameLastname-qb2bg you're right, I just had a Mandela effect

It wasn't exactly vetoed. At the time the NBA was the owner of the Hornets so they went with the clippers offer because it was a better one. It was also a good move because it helped resurrect a franchise that had been irrelevant for decades

@@OK-yy6qzand then the nba owned hornets get Anthony Davis while Charlotte continue to struggle.

@@CelabWilliams-gb6rm oh please Charlotte had the 2nd pick on a draft that Had Beal at #3 and Lillard at #6. It's their fault that they went with MKG. It's possible that the NBA rigged the draft to take AD and increase the value of the Hornets so they can sell them but the number 2 pick in that draft wasn't bad. Charlotte has nobody but themselves to blame

@@OK-yy6qz lmao Bradley Beal was going to change the franchise? He did so much on the wizards. And your conviently forgetting them drafting Kemba walker out of ucon the year prior. Lillard would have left Charlotte like he left portland. With nothing to show for it. I didn’t mean to imply that we struggled because we didn’t get the pick I meant to emphasise we would be struggling way less had we got ad. Man said Bradley Beal like he changes franchises 💀💀💀

@@CelabWilliams-gb6rm Bradley Beal is a lot better than MGK. Alongside the aforementioned Kemba the Bobcats/Hornets would be a lot better than what they ended up being. As for Dame he brought a lot more success to Portland than AD brought to New Orleans tbh. Yes Charlotte did have Kemba but when you've had the worst Record in NBA history you draft for Talent not position since you'll probably just scramble the whole roster anyways

This is the case for every over average Player. 😅

It's not true for every above average player. CP3 raises the level of his teams because he's all about the bigger picture of making his team win more than padding his own stats.

@@sulten7290 Not true at all. There are plenty of above average looking players in bad-mediocre teams that are constantly being exposed and proven to be just stat-padders whenever they join an actual good team. There were also more than enough examples of stars/superstars joining good teams and not only not improving them at all but even making them worse. What CP3 has done with those LAC, OKC and PHX (his first year there) is historical and I doubt it even have been replicated. Eye test and every statistic that there is prove that CP3 ACTUALLY MADE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HIS TEAMS BETTER. The only arguable one/possible exception was Rockets since they were already really good before he joined and there were no significant improvements in their playoffs run or players' performances (CP3 has a tendency of making average players, especially big men, to look like borderline stars but honestly he works well with everyone not just guards and that was super apparent in that OKC team mostly driven by guards.).

@@sulten7290To say overage for CP3 is insane. Top 5 PG ever

@@sulten7290 False.

Only CP and Bron

I enjoyed him n OKC

top 5 lock

Top 10. Can't put him over Magic, Curry, Zeke, Big O or J Kidd. After that it is a toss up between Stockton, Nash and CP3.

4th but out of guys I’ve witnessed play 2nd

Magic Curry Cp3 IT Jkidd

@@theskttks j kidd??? guys were talking about chris fucking paul. This dudes been one of the best players in the league for 12+ years. He might be top 3 smartest players of all time. Put some respect on his name.

Possibly could of extended Kobe career

His second year in the suns was very good also.

@@darkestnights9808yea he was all star & an MVP candidate that year

FIND GOD.

It wasn’t really a resurgence in OkC. He was just hurt all of the 2019 seasons and his issues with harden had people writing him off as washed.

He always misses when it matters the most.

I’m not sure how you control the injuries he’s had everyone says this as if you can predict injuries.

Can’t really blame someone for getting injured yenno😂 it’s like saying it’s derrick roses fault that he never reached his full potential because he had so many injuries

Thanks! I usually don't make this style content but I'll continue if you guys enjoy it. I love CP3 high school 61 point performance story and stuff like that

Easy top 3

​@@napoleon7149unfortunatelly Stockton, Cp3 and Nash all need a Ring to be in contention for top 3.

I’m a New Orleans fan since when they had Baron Davis… watching CP3 in their playoffs vs the Spurs, Suns way back in 07/08 was some of the most exciting basketball I’ve ever seen. CP3’s squad was always the underdog but always achieved. I watched all the Thunder Suns Warriors games to date because he’s on the team. Top 5 PG OAT! He’ll break some records this season too…moving up the all time lists in so many categories.

@@jimmywarren01 he needs a ring. With at least a ring he can compete for top 3 instead. Isaiah Thomas (Pistons), Curry and Magic are above him if he does not win one.

He is not top 5

I’ll also say, Paul was never on a team that suited him more than that New Orleans Hornets teams.

It is just a proof that CP0 is really bad.

Pop already got Tony Parker. Not gonna happen

@@lucky889s9 one constant throughout Parker’s run was the fact the Spurs were always looking to upgrade on him.

​@@thelinedriveno they didn't. Rumours don't count. Parker got 4 rings and 1 FMVP. Just because they went through a ring draught between 2007 and 2014, doesn't mean spurs were shopping him around.

And defense

Cp3 and Dwight pick and rolls would feed families

@@Aka_GodSpeedwould have been so godly, you seen what he did with deandre

It wouldn’t have worked bro. Sorry

​@@lilbeale642why tho?

@@YoungFoodiethe initial trade did cause the lakers to give up Odom and Pau leaving a hole in the paint, and combined with Dwight playing injury, both transaction would already deplete what was already a shallow bench, and given how Kobe injury was more on fatigue over the years vs a freak accident this is a team that isn’t sustainable. I also don’t think Bynum breaks out in 2012 if CP3 and Kobe play well and even if he did, people would say it’s a byproduct of playing with CP3. The only reason why the trade got executed was because Bynum played so well in that lockout season, so now you are trying to convince Philly to give up their franchise star in Iggy just to get in return a guy who might just be a lesser Chandler when playing behind both Kobe and Chris

CP3 is top 10 at best tbh

💯. Amazing talent just short of the ultimate prize time and time again.

I thought they were 5 or 6

@@Selec7Few they were in a 3 way tie with rockets and jazz but sat at the 5. They we’re peaking and then faced the Jazz and that was right before the game everything shutdown .

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Modern day Scotie Pippen. Needed a Kobe to bring out his max potential

Why not. Magic is basically a nickname. Chef Curry is the nickname. CP3 is Point God. Now the chef is cooking with point god, just accept it

Then kobe would not have pau gasol after the botched deal

Rondo not in the convo with CP, Kidd, Stock or Nash

Who're the remaining two in your top 5?

@@AvidUTuber probably Isiah and Stockton. I don't know enough about Jerry West and Oscar Robertson so they're not on my ranking. Nash is probably 6.

@@tgo007 1. Magic 2. Isiah 3. CP3 4. Curry 5. If Nash's 6, then Stockton's for sure 5. Curry has lower assist numbers and defense. Plus CP3 can shoot ridiculous too, but he's passfirst like Kidd

@@AvidUTuber your list seems like you give a lot of credit to just peak performance. Like Isiah really only had like 6 good seasons. All mid 80's. Curry has had like 12 good seasons. Peak cp3 on the hornets/clippers > curry. I don't think you can just erase houston/suns/okc.

Exactly. So many people disrespect Stockton just to try and prop up Cp3. I have chris paul as maybe 5th but 1 and 2 have to be magic and Stockton respectively

​@@JakeakatheoneNo, it's because Stockton proved multiple times that he wasn't a playoff performer. At least with Paul he was just unlucky and injury prone. He didn't play worse - but Stockton, hame winner aside, has crumbled under pressure too much in the playoffs (even in series the jazz won), and that's why fans AND other players don't give him the same respect as players like Kidd. But you had to be there go understand. If we look at stats the man looks outstanding - every bit the PG Magic is. But we all know it's not true

Nope Stockton isn't half the scorer Chris Paul is. Stockton also never lead a team by himself.

​@@OK-yy6qz Stockton had better efficiency to Chris Paul, even though he played in a less efficient shooting era.

@@miketsable of course he had better efficiency when he was averaging 14 points half of which were open layups. Dude was just not a good scorer

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