Milwaukee may need to adjust its defense in order to contain Chris Paul.

Only Kevin Willis appeared in more games (1,428) before making his finals debut. Interestingly, Paul makes his first NBA Finals appearance in the 1,214th game of his career. Paul finished fifth in the voting for the 2020-21 Kia NBA MVP Award, but he should fare much better in the chase for this piece of hardware. That’s right, we’re bringing the Kia Race to the MVP Ladder to the NBA Finals, and we’ll update it after every game of this series, which tips off on Tuesday at Phoenix Suns Arena (9 ET, ABC). If you don’t, just check the game tapes in what’s been a masterful postseason for Paul that vaults him atop the leaderboard for our first edition of the Race to NBA Finals MVP Ladder. At the end of the day, you know somebody’s heart.”

“Everybody doesn’t have to be the same, and I’ve learned that over the years. “What you learn, is that in order to make a team go, it’s OK to approach things differently,” he said. Chris Paul has surged up the NBA’s all-time postseason assists list during the 2021 playoffs.Īrms crossed, thinking retrospectively about a career spanning 16 seasons, five teams and copious postseason calamity, Chris Paul shared what he’s learned about leadership playing for the Phoenix Suns.

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