Chris Paul will go down as one of many highest to ever do it when he calls time on his illustrious profession and one star that benefitted from his greatness was Blake Griffin.
The pair got here along with the LA Clippers to get pleasure from a six-year stint collectively, it didn’t lead to any championships however the ‘Lob Metropolis’ crew was definitely feared.
Griffin would finally be traded to the Pistons after 9 years with the Clippers who made him the No. 1 total choose within the 2019 NBA Draft. The draft class featured the likes of Stephen Curry, James Harden, and DeMar DeRozan.
Whereas Griffin loved proving to people who he was not handed his prime on the Pistons, he shared a few of his finest recollections with Paul in LA.
CP3 could also be remembered for being a 12x NBA All-Star or for being an help machine, nevertheless, his former Clippers teammate will at all times bear in mind him for his work ethic.
Paul remains to be averaging 29.1 minutes per sport on the age of 39 with the San Antonio Spurs and remains to be demanding exhausting work from his teammates.
Talking on ‘7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony’, Griffin mentioned: “I believe the factor I in all probability acquired probably the most from him was, you watch Chris Paul flip the ball over I guess the probabilities of him getting a steal the subsequent possession are in all probability the very best within the league. He would get so upset that he’d simply turned it over he was figuring a means of how one can get that ball again.
“That’s the factor I acquired, each possession issues. Suppose the sport, and be a possession forward. He’s working 5-6 various things at a time and it was him bringing us alongside. As younger gamers me and DeAndre [DeAndre Jordan] making an attempt to show us how to do that each single evening.”
Griffin went on to clarify how “everyone sees the assists” however what they don’t see and don’t perceive is his aggressive drive to win.
“His aggressive drive simply to win an everyday season match is fairly unmatched.”
As beforehand talked about the pair spent six years collectively on the Clippers they usually complemented one another’s video games completely.
Paul, probably the greatest playmakers in NBA historical past, and Griffin a powerhouse ahead who was completely satisfied to dunk on folks for enjoyable, fashioned a robust partnership.
CP3 at the moment sits second total in NBA historical past for assists with 12,186, an incredible 1157 of which have been for Griffin.
The pair, though they by no means gained any trophies collectively did maintain a slightly spectacular file of 232-106.
After Griffin’s feedback about Paul’s will to win each sport, the 106 profession defeats collectively should have been enjoyable.
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