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Paul became the seventh man in the 21 seasons!

12:13pm, 23 July 2025【Basketball】

With Paul signing the Clippers for one year and $3.6 million, the forty-year-old veteran has completely entered the 21st season of his career. Not only has he returned to his old club, the Clippers, but he has joined forces with Harden again. Whether its chemical effect can continue the Rockets period, we will wait and see the 25-26 season!

Paul was selected by the Hornets as the No. 4 pick in 2005. He averaged 16.1 points, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals in his rookie season. After 20 seasons, he has been to 6 teams, but he has not won the championship so far, but this does not prevent him from becoming a great basketball player!

He has been selected into the All-Star lineup 12 times, was elected as the NBA assist 4 times, was selected as the king of steals 6 times, was selected as the best team team 5 times, and was the best team team 7 times, and led the team to the finals in the 20-21 season, but he eventually lost to the Bucks and missed the championship. That was also the closest Paul has to the championship! Although there is no championship so far, Paul has joined the Clippers for 1 year and $3.6 million, and he has successfully started his 21st season of his career and become the seventh player in the 21st season. So who are the other six?

No. 1: LeBron James

As the No. 2 pick in 2003, he scored 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists for the first time. After 22 seasons, he won 4 championships, 4 Finals MVPs, 19 All-Stars (No. 1 in history), and the NBA's historical total scorer (too many honors, I won't list them one by one). It is worth mentioning that James can still score 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists when he ended his 21st season, leading the other 5 places in the gap, temporarily ranking first!

Second place: Vince Carter

Joined the Warriors with the No. 5 pick in the first round in 1998, and was then traded to the Toronto Raptors. In his rookie season, he was selected as the Rookie of the Year with an average of 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists. He has been selected as the All-Star in 22 seasons in his career. He has been selected as the All-Star 8 times, 1 All-Star 2nd Team, and 1 All-Star 3rd Team. In his 21st season of his career, he averaged 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists, ranking second!

Third place: Nowitzki

He lived in the Dallas Mavericks (Mavericks). He lasted 21 seasons. He was selected as the All-Star 14 times, 1 championship, 1 Finals MVP, 4 Best Team One Team, 5 Best Team Two Team Two Team One. He averaged 7.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game in the year of retirement, ranking third!

Fourth place: Parish

Parrish played for the Warriors, Hornets, Celtics and Bulls. He lasted for 21 seasons, won 4 championships with the team, 9 All-Stars, and 1 All-Star team. He was selected as the NBA 50 superstar in 1996. In the year of retirement, he averaged 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, ranking fourth!

Fifth place: Garnett

Garnett has been in four teams and led the team to the championship with the Celtics in 2008. It took 21 seasons and was selected into the All-Star lineup 15 times, 15 times in the regular season MVP, 9 times in the best team, and 12 times in the best defensive team. In the year of retirement, he averaged 3.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, ranking fifth!

Sixth place: Willis

The career spans 23 seasons, playing for 8 teams, winning one championship, one All-Star lineup, one All-Star lineup, and one All-Squad three teams. In the 21st season, he averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game, ranking sixth!

However, as Paul joins the Clippers, the above ranking may change. With his average of 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists last season, he is expected to hit second. In this NBA player's career, which has an average of only 4 years, it is already a legendary legend that they can lead the league in 21 seasons. Regardless of whether they can win the championship in the end, this honor is destined to be recorded in history!