Chris Paul on Spurs: We got to stop using the ‘young guy stuff’ now, we’re pros just like everybody else

Tom Orsborn: Chris Paul sends a message: “We got to get to that point where all that ‘young guy stuff’ got to go out the window. We pros just like everybody else and there’s a grit and a will that you got to have in this league in order to figure out ways to win those games, especially on the road.” -via Bluesky / December 25, 2024

De’Aaron Fox: What’s funny, though, is we just played San Antonio, right? We come out of halftime, and I’m picking up CP. You know CP—he doesn’t care about much like that. He walks up to me and says, ‘Yo, you’re like the only point guard who actually plays defense, who actually comes and guards me, picks me up.’ At the time, I brushed it off, like, ‘Whatever.’ But after the game, and seeing he just became the second-leading assist guy in history, I thought about it. CP doesn’t just walk up to anybody and give compliments. He really felt that. -via YouTube / December 17, 2024

Paul, the 39-year-old point guard, has brought a sense of calmness and purpose to a team that once crumbled in pressure situations. “It’s the competitiveness,” Wembanyama said. “Something you can guess from TV or from knowing him as a fan, but as a teammate, it’s just incredible how he doesn’t just do things halfway. He’s never just on the court to be on the court. He’s trying to win, trying to find solutions. It’s a unique thing and it’s a trait you find in all those greats that stick around for years and years. “They’re not here just to be here. He’s really purposeful.” -via San Antonio Express-News / December 14, 2024