ARLO GILBERT'sChristopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. His nickname is CP3.
Position: Point guard
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 178 lb (81 kg)
League: NBA
Jersey: #3
Born: May 6, 1985 (1985-05-06) (age 23)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality: American
High school: West Forsyth
College: Wake Forest
Draft: 4th overall, 2005
New Orleans Hornets
Pro career 2005–present
Awards: 2008 NBA All-Star
2005-06 NBA Rookie of the Year
2008 All-NBA First Team
Paul is also an avid ten-pin bowler, and was contracted in 2007 by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) to be an official youth bowling spokesperson.
Paul is an official member of the Nike Team Jordan brand. He was one of only three athletes (Derek Jeter and Carmelo Anthony being the others) to have had his own shoe made with the brand.
Paul was the cover athlete for video game NBA 2K8.
Paul and Saints running back Reggie Bush are close friends and live in the same complex in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. They also share a personal chef.
During the second season of ESPN's It's the Shoes, Paul revealed to Bobbito Garcia that the "CP3" nickname comes from a result of a family tradition; his father (Charles Paul) and older brother (C.J. Paul) are nicknamed CP1 and CP2, respectively. Paul also notes that all three men's initials are "C.E.P."
