San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul has become one of the NBA's premier elder statesmen. Regardless of what team Paul is on, he's become one of the biggest mentors in the league, including Pelicans star Zion Williamson.

Chris Paul has put together a Hall of Fame career without Hall of Fame athleticism, largely due to his relentless competitive nature and shrewd basketball mind. During Saturday night's NBA Skills Challenge,

Paul officially sits in the second spot all-time with his steals total. He surpassed Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd's 2,684 steals during his NBA career. He still trails the all-time record set by John Stockton with 3,265 steals—this is going to be very difficult for Paul to beat at this point of his career.

There is no one in the NBA like Victor Wembanyama.

After nearly a dozen years of the Stockton-Kidd top two in steals and assists, Paul is on the verge of completing his climb to No. 2 on both lists. While Stockton has a commanding lead for the top spot, Paul will continue to add to his numbers, making it more difficult for another player to enter the top two.

It’s no secret that LeBron James and Chris Paul have long dreamed of playing with each other. The dream nearly became reality on a few occasions, but the two future Hall of Famers routinely found themselves on opposing sides.

Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama represented San Antonio in the NBA Skills Challenge and tried a unique strategy to circumvent the rules. Rather than attempt any shots, the two players instead focused on the other aspects of the drill.

Despite losing such a key piece of the team, he emphasized the importance of continuing to play good basketball.“You keep things in perspective as far as life and what it means,” Paul said. “but when the game comes around,

San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul entered Thursday's game against the Phoenix Suns needing just one steal to break his tie with Jason Kidd for the second-most steals in NBA history. It didn't take long for him to get his milestone steal, recording it midway through the first quarter of the contest.

Participants in the NBA All-Star Skills Challenge have to actually shoot the ball, not just chuck balls from the rack toward the basket.

Chris Paul recorded the 2,685th steal of his career on Thursday night to pass Jason Kidd for second place on the NBA's career steals leaderboard.