There is an old man in the family, like a treasure. What is the level of Paul now at the age of 40?

Recently, the media reported that Chris Paul will return to the Los Angeles Clippers. He has played for the team for six seasons and is also a milestone star in the Clippers' history. So what level is he now and what help can he bring to the Clippers? Today's Star Test will bring you Chris Paul's data analysis.

Paul turned 40 in May this year. In the blink of an eye, he has played in the NBA for 20 years. He is ranked third in the NBA active player. Only James and PJ Tucker are older than him. For such a living fossil-like veteran, everyone can't help but ask: "Liang Po is old, can he still eat?" The answer is yes!

Last season, Paul unexpectedly played 82 regular season games. Among the 569 players who played in the league, only 11 players can do this. This is the second time in his career that he has played in the regular season. He averaged 28 minutes per game and ran 2,929 meters per game. Time seems to have pressed the pause button on him. Time seems to have only brewed a more mellow temperament and settled a more calm attitude. He still has the ability to stay in the NBA, the highest-level basketball arena. As an epic point guard, Paul is a walking legend like James. Every game he has participated in is actually setting a record. On the NBA legend list, Paul ranks second in NBA history with 12,499 total assists, only lower than Stockton's 15,806 times. Although it will be difficult for him to surpass Stockton next season, he will continue to widen the gap with third place Kidd 12,091 times.

In Stephen Chow's movie "The Deer and the Cauldron", Wei Xiaobao rewarded Oboi's mother to Dolong and told him: "There is an old family, as if there is a treasure." Paul's valuable experience and organizational ability are valuable wealth. It can be foreseeable that he will serve as a substitute for Harden in the new season and be responsible for the organizational tasks of the Clippers' connection section, which is lighter than his task in the Spurs. Then let's take a look at his organizational efficiency with the Spurs last season.

Last season, Paul was a mentor who helped Wenban Yama grow. He averaged 60 catches per game and ranked first among the Spurs. Later, Fox joined and averaged 75 catches per game and became 1st, ranking 71st in the league. Through the league ranking of the number of catches, it can be seen that Paul is no longer the first-level ball control core in the league. The amount of ball rights given to him belongs to the second level, and it is appropriate to let him serve as the organization task of the substitute connection section.

Average 49.5 passes per game, ranking second in the Spurs, and 52 lower than Fox who joined later, ranking 30th in the league, averaged 7.4 assists per game, and a pass assist rate of 14.9% is a very excellent level. Among the top 50 players in the league, this pass assist rate ranks fifth, only lower than Trae Young's 19%, Harden's 15.7%, Cunningham's 15.3%, and Doncic's 15.1%. Theoretically, his alternating use with Harden will make the Clippers' offense very smooth, and compared with Harden, Paul's passes are more stable. He has only 1.6 turnovers per game, and only 4.6 assists and turnover ratio (1 turnover per 4.6 assists), while Harden's assist error ratio is as high as 2.

Of course, the data of passing assists must be used to use my two-way theory. The ability to pass the ball is one aspect. Paul passes the ball to Chandler, Jordan Jr., Griffin, and Wenbanyama easily ends the dunk, but passing it to Wang Zhelin may be an empty basket. No matter how high the pass level is, it depends on the teammate's conversion and scoring ability. Last season, the Los Angeles Clippers received the score points, including Zubac, Norman Powell, and Leonard, who can be inside and outside, but in addition, Derek Jones, Dunn, Bogdanovic, Kofi, and Batum's conversion and scoring ability is unstable. Powell is gone again in the new season, which will bring a huge test to Paul, but the reason why Paul's level is great is that they can make teammates better. I hope he can use his experience and ability to activate the substitute player's small universe.

In terms of defense, Paul must not expect at this stage. Last season, his opponent averaged 10.2 shots in front of him, with a shooting percentage of 4.9 goals, with an average shooting percentage of 48.6%. His opponent's shooting percentage increased by 2.4 percentage points under his defense. In addition, due to his height and size, his outside three-point defense is almost indisturbable. His opponent's three-point shooting percentage under his defense can reach 39%, which is completely a non-interference-free shooting training level, so everyone just treats him as a humanoid obstacle.

His positive contribution on the defensive end is to rely on the experienced steals, various defensive small moves to make the opponent uncomfortable, and extremely angry trash talk. Paul currently completes 2,717 steals and ranks second in the NBA history list, only lower than Stockton's 3,265 times. He completed 103 steals last season.

There are no data on this defensive small movements. Anyway, many people who don’t like Paul say that he is dirty in playing ball, because Paul is now moving slowly and not jumping high, and his height and body shape are disadvantageous, so his defensive action is fast, ruthless and accurate, but as his physical function decreases, both fast and accurate decline, and in the end, only ruthlessness remains.

He is also best at irritating his opponent. His trash words can always hit the keys and directly make the opponent break the defense, causing huge emotional fluctuations.

In terms of offensive scoring, Paul can provide some help, but not much. Last season, he averaged 8.8 points per game, which was the lowest in his career, including 36% of the inside score, 64% of the outside score, 63% of the autonomous score, and 37% of the assisted score. It can be seen that Paul's main scoring method is to throw a few when there is a good opportunity on the outside..

Let a 40-year-old veteran break through and score a score is as unrealistic as letting Ants move Mount Tai and loaches make big waves. Paul's average breakthrough average has dropped to 4 times last season, and his breakthrough pass rate is as high as 59%, and his breakthrough pass rate is as high as 57 goals and 53.8% of the shooting rate is very good. He has taken the ball to enter the hinterland with a mid-range shot and 180 shots and 89 goals and 49.5% of the shooting rate is also an excellent level. At this stage, Paul is an old freak in the inside line on the Chinese wild court. He does not fight against you physically, and uses experience and grasp of space position to use throwing and half-basket to overcome hardness. Moreover, after twenty years of precipitation, various movements have formed muscle memory, and the scoring efficiency is very excellent.

In addition to this, he is three-pointers, which is his main scoring method now. Last season, he took the ball and made 235 three-pointers and made 87 goals and hit a 37% shooting percentage, which is a qualified level. He can use three-pointers to hit a 134 three-pointer to hit a 51 goal shooting percentage, which is also a qualified level. He can make some scoring contributions with three-pointers.

Currently, Paul scored a total of 23,011 points, ranked 41st in the NBA history list and ranked 7th among active players, only lower than James (42,184), Durant (30,571), Harden (27,687), Westbrook (26,205), Curry (25,386), and DeRozan (25,292). Next season, as long as Paul plays normally, he will easily advance into the top 40 of the NBA total scoring list (39th goalkeeper Wade 23,165 points).

The above is an analysis of Paul's data from the stadium competitive level. Then I said that there are many media reports outside the penalty field. This may be the last season of Paul's career. He has a brilliant and shining career. He was selected as the All-Star 11 times and was selected as the Best Team 4 times. He won the second place in the regular season MVP and the assist king in the regular season. For players of his level, he will definitely enter the NBA Hall of Fame in the future. What he lacks is that he lacks a championship honor. If he wants to realize his dream of a championship, it is obvious that joining the Thunder is the biggest choice. Moreover, he has a very good relationship with Alexander, but he finally chose the Los Angeles Clippers, which involves the issue of choosing to retire as a legend in the Clippers' history in the future.

Paul debuted and became famous in the New Orleans Hornets (currently renamed the Pelicans), but this team is a famous NBA Wanderer. He moved from Memphis in 1970 to Salt Lake City to Charlotte to Oklahoma, and until he moved to New Orleans in 2008. Because of his frequent relocation, the team's history was inherited by the local new team, which caused the huge drawback of the team's poor historical heritage. Currently, the Pelicans only has the "pistol" Pete Malawic, who was retired. Paul maintains the first record in the Pelicans' assists and steals list in the history of the Pelicans. With his personal achievements, the team can definitely retire his No. 3 jersey, but the value of winning the team's history legend is still almost worth it.

On the contrary, the Los Angeles Clippers have a deeper historical heritage. They have been here since they moved to Los Angeles in 1984. When Sterling, the miser in the past, was a team that everyone disliked. However, since the rich man Ballmer took over, the team's reputation has changed drastically. Paul joined the team at that time. With the strong financial support of the Ballmer family, the future prospects of the Los Angeles Clippers are bright. They may become a global sports business card like the Los Angeles Lakers. Currently, Paul maintains the record of assists, steals, and scores in the Clippers' history, and has never had a star with the honor of retirement jerseys in the history of the Clippers, so if Paul retires here, he will be more card-like.

Trey Young will also come recently. He publicly called on the Clippers to retire Paul's No. 3 jersey, which immediately aroused many people's response, so I think this is the main reason why Paul finally decided to return to the roots of joining the Clippers.

If this is really Paul's last dance, then we fans should quietly enjoy it with a look and cherish attitude. When the last whistle passes the stadium, time flies and turns the scene. From the fame of New Orleans to the fame of the Los Angeles Clippers, from the ultimate magic ball teamed up with Harden to the sadness of Phoenix falling in the finals, the years left behind calluses in the palm of your palm and the stubbornness in your eyes. You are indeed missing a championship ring, but the offenses you revitalized have long solidified into light. I hope you can have a happy finale in the Clippers.