The Point God, Chris Paul | The Why with Dwyane Wade

Episode 7, Dwyane has an intimate conversation with 12-time NBA All-Star and one of his closest friends, the Point God, Chris Paul. The two discuss the traumatic night Chris's grandfather was killed and how Chris scored 61 points in an emotional high school game to honor him. They reveal that Chris, Dwyane, LeBron James and Pat Riley had discussed a trade for Chris to come join the Big 3 Miami Heat, and Chris recounts the story of how he found out he was traded to OKC from Houston.

00:00 - Intro
04:00 - Chris talks about when his kid touched the rim for the first time (little Chris)
04:58 - Dwyane and Chris discuss Fatherhood
10:45 - Chris on his brother CJ as a basketball player
14:40 - Chris talking about his relationship with his brother
19:35 - Chris’s NBA Draft journey
26:46 - Chris on expecting to be drafted by the Hawks at #2
30:17 - Chris on his decision to go to Wake Forest
34:05 - Chris on writing his book and the story behind 61
37:05 - Chris on the night he found out his grandfather was killed
49:11 - Chris on the scoring 61 points after his grandfather had been killed
55:45 - Chris and Dwyane discuss Chris’s incident with Julius Hodge in college
1:07:30 - Dwyane asks Chris about his role in the NBPA
1:13:16 - Will your career be complete without a championship?
1:14:45 - Have you accomplished your dream?
1:17:00 - Chris on learning from different teams over the years.
1:20:15 - The call with LeBron, Dwyane and Chris about trade to Miami
1:23:45 - Dwyane asks Chris about Melo getting let go by the Rockets
1:34:00 - Chris on how he found out he got traded to OKC
1:54:00 - Chris talks about being a girl dad
1:58:15 - What is your “Why?”

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