How NBA Star Chris Paul Spent His First Big Paycheck

As a round 1 NBA draft pick in 2005, Chris Paul earned a fortune coming out of college. Here's the first thing he spent his money on.

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[ioklmj]

When you book Chris Paul for an interview and only made a 1:33 video…

[unvcht]

Must be an awesome feeling having so much money

[cxaviation]

Early 2018 nope
Late to mid 2019 let’s recommend a video with 20, 000 views

[kay]

"we can buy a lot of clothes but, we don't really need 'em"

[jalen]

That ludicrous HOU contract probably cost him his playoff chances. Took the pay over a chip

[KevinCummingsFitness]

Must be a nice feeling having money. I still eat McDonald’s

[festivalxd]

I feel like he’s gonna end up having the worst contract in the NBA

[alenp]

Now he getting 44 million a year lol genius

[jacobdipietro]

The first thing I would do, I'd buy my mom and dad brand new cars and get them a house.

[raiyanraja]

Love the segments, although it should be longer and more in depth!

[danielspidell]

Smart guy woke up and realized that money needs to stay put and not blow it all

[angienatoyn]

Why are there subtitles when he's speaking English?

[EldePHX]

He finessed the rockets with that contract he got 😂. I don’t think he minds being on the thunder with that amount of money👌🏼

[jeffhandzel]

Did you know Chris Paul backwards is Paul Chris








I’ll do anything for clout 🗣

[chino-D-great]

If I got money to spend like that. I'll spend it with my mom.

[Richxwolf]

His career is really gonna end with OKC

[litjourney]

CP3: never did anything in the playoffs (and probably never will), disliked by numerous former teammates/players, and will be remembered as a great individual player but a cancerous teammate.

[davidcardona]

Let’s see how lebron James spent his money

[evelynmarx]

Good luck being broke by the time you are in 5 years of retiring if you keep it up

[aaronramirez]

What these rich athletes should do is give their money away to ppl who really need it.