Where does the dream return? The last dance of the God of Point Guard!

Time goes back to the summer of 2024. When Chris Paul joins the Spurs with a contract, many fans have already felt the last dance moment of the legendary point guard. After the Spurs played all season, Paul in the summer of 2025 once again stated that the 2025-26 season will be his last dance.

This ball-handling star over 40 seems to be no longer committed to seeking the next championship, but puts his family on his life goals:

"I just finished my 20th season, which is already a blessing. My family is located in Los Angeles, and being close to home is my biggest consideration."

From the moment I entered the NBA in 2005, Paul has been associated with words such as wisdom, rhythm, and field control. He is not the most gorgeous scorer, nor is he a giant beast that can fly and escape, but his ball commerce, leadership, and his decisions on the court have earned him the reputation of the God of Point Guard. Even though he has gradually declined in recent years, he is still able to command stably when standing on the court. At some special moments, he is still a small man standing at the top of the point guard pyramid.

Chris Paul was born on May 6, 1985 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He grew up in a basketball family and has demonstrated his sense of human ball and game reading ability since childhood. During his college years, Paul played at Wake Forest University and was already well-known throughout the United States. On the 2005 NBA draft night, Paul was selected by the Hornets in the fourth pick, starting his NBA career.

Recalling the beginning of Paul's career, it is absolutely amazing enough. He won the Best Rookie in the first year, averaging 16.1 points, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game, which is completely different from a rookie. His rise was in the 2007-08 season, leading the Hornets to 56 wins and 26 losses that year, while he entered the second place in the MVP vote with an average of 21.1 points, 11.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game.

But the Hornets' stage was too small, causing the team to struggle on the edge. Until 2011, the league rejected Paul's deal to the Lakers, and eventually he chose to join the Los Angeles Clippers, partnering with Griffin and Jordan Jr. to form an all-in-one city.

Looking back at Paul's career, the Clippers' period was the most outstanding stage in his personal data and game influence. His average data per game remained stable at 18 points and 10 assists, and he was selected into the All-Star and the Best Team many times. He is also a regular visitor to the league's assist king and steal king. However, despite its excellent regular season record, the playoffs became a heart-wrenching problem for Paul.

Until he joined the Rockets partner Harden, Paul ushered in the moment of the championship. They fought against the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 Western Conference Finals, leading 3-2 with a big score. Paul even played the Gods in the fifth game, but he had no choice but to hurt his thigh and missed the last two games. In the seventh game, the Rockets made 27 shots and were finally eliminated. And if Paul can play healthily, will the Rockets have the chance to enter the finals and rewrite the history of the Warriors' dynasty? This has also become a great regret in NBA history.

After the Rockets' successive failures, Paul was traded to the Thunder in 2019. At that time, it was generally believed that this was the last moment of Paul's career, but unexpectedly, he led a rebuilding young team into the playoffs, and even forced the Rockets into the seventh game before losing and quitting. In 2020, Paul came to the Suns and partnered with Booker and Ayton to enter the 2021 finals. Although he eventually lost to the Bucks led by Antetokounmpo, Paul finally realized his dream of the finals.

As he got older, Paul's role gradually changed from core to substitute brain. He joined the Warriors in 2023-24, but the chemistry of the two-point guard did not achieve the expected results. To become a free agent in 2024-25, the Spurs ultimately chose to believe in Paul and believe that this veteran can become the mentor of Vinban Yama, which also allowed the point guard god to usher in the final mission of his career: inheritance and continuation.

As of 2025, Chris Paul has accumulated 23,011 points, 12,499 assists and 2,717 steals in his career, ranking second in history in terms of assists and steals, 12 All-Stars, 11 Best Lineups, and 9 Best Defensive Teams.

But unfortunately, he always missed the championship, which also made many people question his historical status. However, such doubts are actually not fair. Basketball is always a five-man sport. Champions should not be the only indicator to fully evaluate whether an individual is great. If we only look at personal influence, Chris Paul is undoubtedly one of the greatest point guards in the 21st century.

And now, the problem arises, where will his next stop be? For a ball-handling god who has been successful and successful for 20 seasons, choosing the last team to play for is no longer just considering the championship, but a deep communication of personal value and family emotions.

According to ESPN, it is currently estimated that three teams are pursuing Chris Paul: the Clippers, Suns, and Bucks.

From a tactical perspective, the reasonable order of the three teams should be the Bucks>Suns>Clippers, but from an emotional and family perspective, the Clippers may be the closest to his mood. As he himself said, the children were all growing up in Los Angeles and he wanted to spend more time with his family.

For Chris Paul's last dance, it may not end with a championship like other super giants, but it is still full of meaning. No matter which jersey he chooses to wear in the end, from the perspective of the fans, he deserves our applause to welcome the point guard god and walk his last journey.