For the next four years, Chris Paul will make $160 million, more than probably everyone who sees this blog post will make in their lifetime — combined. Well, unless CP3 reads this.
CP3 turned 33 in May, and this contract will take him into the end of the 2021-22 season, where he will be 36 years old. In the final season of his deal, Paul will be making approximately $44 million as a 36-year old NBA player.
To put things in perspective, David West was 36 years old this season. He averaged 6.