San Antonio Spurs veteran Chris Paul is having a big night.
On Sunday, the 12-time All-Star surpassed Jason Kidd for the second-most assists in NBA history—a total of 12,092, one more than Kidd's 12,091. He is now behind only John Stockton, the league's all-time assist leader with 15,086 dimes. Outside of the top three are Lebron James, with 11,219 assists, and Steve Nash, with 10,335.
Paul reached the milestone off a pass to Victor Wembanyama, who then sunk a three against the New Orleans Pelicans.
CP3 to Wemby.
Assist No. 12,092.
Chris Paul is now 2nd all-time in dimes! pic.twitter.com/h6yZt2cDZR
— NBA (@NBA) December 9, 2024
The 39-year-old guard is in his 20th NBA season but his first with the Spurs, where he signed a one-year deal this past summer. A future Hall of Famer, he has averaged 17.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 9.3 assists per game in his career.