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Chris Paul Coached Devin Booker So Intensely, That He Had To Get Dragged Off The Court
Even though Chris Paul hasn’t won a championship in his career yet, the impact he’s made on every single team he’s been on is more than impressive.
Hornets in the season before CP3: 0.220 W%,
Hornets with CP3: 0.463 W%
Clippers pre CP3: 0.390 W%
Clippers with CP3: to 0.606 W%Rockets pre CP3: 0.671 W%
Rockets with CP3: 0.793 W%OKC before CP3: 0.598 W%
OKC with CP3 0.611 W%Phoenix Suns pre CP3: 0.466 W%
Phoenix Suns with 0.720 W%
When Chris Paul goes to a new team, that team gets better.
Hornets
Before CP — .220 W%
After CP — .463 W%Clippers
Before CP — .390
After CP — .606Rockets
Before CP — .671
After CP — .793Thunder
Before CP — .598
After CP — .611Suns
Before CP — .466
After CP — .720 pic.twitter.com/T14age0A6Y— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 8, 2021
Paul, with his incredible basketball IQ and experience (later on in his career), is able to make his teammates better – a rare feat in today’s NBA that many players can call their own.
Once CP3 calls it a career, I’m pretty sure that he’ll be a great, great coach. Just last night, we got a sample of Chris Paul as a coach. During a game break in the Suns’ win over the Wizards, Paul coached Devin Booker so intensely, that both didn’t even recognize that the game continued. So Langston Galloway had to step in to drag them off the court…
