After 1,296 regular season games with seven different NBA teams in 19 seasons, Chris Paul passed Jason Kidd for 2nd place on the All-Time Assists leaderboard with 12,092 dimes. After the game, the 39-year-old Point God was given a basketball with the names of all 173 players he has assisted.

"I swear, man. I'm so grateful," Paul said in a cracking voice. "To be away from my family, y'all became my family. I know I'm a lot to deal with on the court. But I just love to hoop and I hope y'all get this opportunity to play as long as I have. Thank y'all so much."

Regardless of how many more years CP3 will continue to fight Father Time, he will not be breaking the untouchable assist record by John Stockton. Reaching the Jazz point guard's total of 15,806 would take about nine more 400-assist seasons. It's a safe bet to say we will not be talking about 48-year-old Chris Paul breaking the record in 2032.

“I don’t like saying never, but ain’t nobody catching that,” Paul said of Stockton's record. “I don’t know who the statisticians was, who used to do the stats in Utah, but ain’t nobody catching that.”

It would be fun to talk about some talented scorers who helped CP3 get so many assists and the not-so-gifted offensive players who got paid because they were good at catching CP3's lobs.

THE BEST

BLAKE GRIFFIN (1,157 assists from CP3)

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Blake may not be the "greatest" player Chris Paul has ever played with, but he's the teammate CP3 is most associated with.

The Lob City duo were All-NBA 1st and 2nd Team players during their first four seasons together. You could count on them to generate at least 45 points, one ankle-breaker, and one vicious dunk every night while they racked up enough wins to finish 1st in their division each year. And they did all of this while reportedly not having much chemistry.

The duo's rocky relationship reminded Tyronn Lue of Shaq and Kobe.

"It was special, very special," Lue said on the ALL THE SMOKE podcast. "Two talented players. Two great players. And that was the biggest thing. When your two best players don’t really get along and take that next step together, it’s kinda hard.”

Their former coach, Doc Rivers, said the two "were so different" and had a "passive-aggressive relationship" that "just didn't work."

CP3 even went on the podcast and talked about his relationship with Blake.

"You don't realize what you have until it's gone. Me and Blake absolutely had our issues here and there and whatnot, but I actually appreciated Blake a lot more after I left."

The feeling seems mutual because this is what the retired Blake had to say after CP3's historic night.

“First and foremost, congratulations on this unbelievable accomplishment. As a recipient of many, many, many of those assists, I’m forever grateful. But beyond that, I’m grateful for our time together. The lessons I’ve learned from you. The way you carried yourself as a player. Being an ambassador for the game of basketball and mentoring young guys. It's been unbelievable to watch. So, I can't wait to see you racking up more assists, keep adding to that number, stay healthy and at this point, I don't know if you are ever going to retire. I'll be watching you when I'm...50? Congrats, brother."

How many assists is "many, many, many?"

Blake Griffin was on the receiving end of 10% of CP3's career assists.

DAVID WEST (1,120 Assists from CP3)

Chris Paul 32pts-15ast + David West 40pts vs. Lakers (01.06.09)

Before CP3 had Blake in Los Angeles, CP3 was an MVP candidate in New Orleans with power forward David West.

The mid-range master averaged just 5 points a game during his first two seasons with the Hornets. Once CP3 arrived, West averaged 19.2 over the following six seasons and made the All-Star team during two of them.

“When C came in, he had that youthful energy," West said on FORGOTTEN SEASONS. "Before the NBA season took a toll on you, his first two years, I think I never played with someone that fast. He had so many tricks.

One of the most memorable games from the duo came in 2009 when West scored 40 on 14-of-23 shooting in a win against the Lakers. CP3 had 32 points and 15 assists against the team he would briefly be part of in 2011.

THE LOB CATCHERS

TYSON CHANDLER (299 assists from CP3)

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Chandler is another player who greatly benefited from playing alongside CP3. In his first year with the Hornets, the former No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft averaged career-highs in points (9.5), rebounds (12.4), blocks (1.8) and field goal percentage (62.4). Many of those high-percentage shots were pick-and-roll lobs from CP3.

The inspiration for the COACH CARTER character Ty Crane said the origin of their connection came from an in-game argument. After being fouled on a shot, he yelled at CP3 to stop throwing him low passes. CP3 told him, "Just dunk the ball, and then you won't have to worry about shooting free throws." Chandler told him to throw it high and the rest was history.

He got so many easy buckets that he became the franchise's all-time leader in field goal percentage.

DEANDRE JORDAN (574 assists from CP3)

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Center DeAndre Jordan was a 2nd-round draft pick who averaged six points and six boards over his first four seasons. From 2013 to 2017, Jordan averaged a double-double, led the league in rebounds twice, was a DPOY candidate, and made THREE ALL-NBA TEAMS, including one First Team appearance.

Like Chandler, Jordan was on the receiving end of many easy lobs. Like Griffin, Jordan was also on the receiving end of things he didn't care for.

"Chris, he expected a lot out of all of us and I think that people get rubbed the wrong way with that and I think when you’re young you’re kind of like  ‘damn, what the f**k.’" Jordan said on an episode of PODCAST P. "But I think you want CP on your team because he’s gonna fight until the buzzer goes off. I think you got a dog like that on your team it’s great to be around because he’s gonna motivate you to be the best player you can be."

Jordan, up to 1,000 career assists, had this amusing congrats after CP3's historic night: "I'm on ya heels 3!"

He also contributed to the Spurs congratulations video with this message: "3! What's up Point God? You are doing things that a 42-year-old should not be doing. I love you and I appreciate all of those assists you gave me."

DEANDRE AYTON (414 assists from CP3)

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It might surprise you that Ayton is 6th on the assisted-by list and has 115 more than Tyson Chandler despite only playing three seasons with CP3. And here's what the always outspoken Draymond Green had to say about CP3 while on Paul George's pod:

"CP is great with the young guys. Deandre Ayton looked like a bust before CP came to Phoenix - no disrespect to Ayton, but more so a nod to CP."

It might also surprise you (and Draymond) that Ayton's career-highs in scoring, rebounding, and blocks happened in the season before CP3 arrived in Phoenix.

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA (51 assists from CP3)

Chris Paul pass to Wemby for 3 to become 2nd all-time in assists in NBA history

You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you might see something new if you give an old dog an Alien to play with. Wemby has played just 19 games with the 39-year-old CP3 and already has 52 buckets from his assists. That's one more bucket than Steph Curry can claim and just 16 less than Harden (more about them later).

Wemby was also on the receiving end of the historic assist that made CP3 2nd all-time in assists. But since Wemby is not your typical 7'3" center, the Alien made a three instead of an easy dunk.

After the game, Wemby said he was thankful to play a small part in CP3's journey and share the court with him after watching him throw so many assists on TV for many years.

THE SHOOTERS

JJ REDICK (634 assists from CP3)

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If you remember JJ's college days, you will remember how hated he was. And the president of the I Hate JJ Redick club was CP3. They even got into a fight. But when CP3 heard they had a chance to get the future Laker coach from the Milwaukee Bucks (I bet you don't remember those 28 games), CP3 said, "Let's do it."

JJ responded by scoring career-highs in points while shooting career-highs from the field and leading the league in three-point percentage. By the time they both left the Clippers in 2017, JJ was third on the assisted-by list. Unlike the top two on the list, none of JJ's buckets were dunks.

PEJA STOJAKOVIC (429 assists from CP3)

Chris Paul 42pts-9ast-8stl vs. Suns (02.06.08) - Peja beats the buzzer!! Hornets win in 2OT

If you remember Peja, you probably remember him from his days with the fun run-and-gun Sacramento Kings team from the early '00s. He actually played for four other teams, averaged 18+ points on two of them, and won a championship with another. His longest stint with any of those teams was with New Orleans, where he, David West, and Tyson Chandler made a good living catching passes from CP3. He caught so many he's fifth on the Assisted-By list.

His career-high 42 points (15/22 FG) also came while playing with the Hornets. Interestingly, the Hornets won this game despite CP3 missing all eight of his shots and Tyson Chandler only making one shot. How did they win? They were playing the Charlotte Bobcats.

Another memorable game with the two came in  2008, when Peja knocked down a game-winner against the Suns in double OT. CP3 had a little better game than the other mentioned one: 42 points, 9 assists, 8 steals, and just 1 turnover.

DEVIN BOOKER (358 assists from CP3)

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Like Ayton, Booker racked up a lot of buckets during CP3's three seasons in Phoenix. The second of those three saw Book make his only All-NBA 1st Team appearance. The last of those three saw Book average a career-best 27.8 points a game.

Here is Book's congratulations message to CP3: "The Point God. Congratulations on passing Jason Kidd. I remember it like yesterday when you passed Magic. You are going down as one of the best point guards to ever play this game. I'm grateful to be a part of the journey and be on the other end of those assists. Incredible stuff you are doing. It's inspirational."

THAT'S IT?

JAMES HARDEN (68 assists from CP3)

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As I mentioned earlier, the number of assists to the Beard seems low, considering Harden led the league in scoring during CP3's two years in H-Town. But, if you watched Rockets games back then, you know most of those eight assists a game were going to Clint Capela lobs and guys like PJ Tucker, Eric Gordon, and Gerald Green.

The two also reportedly had "beef." And this is what CP3 said about their relationship after he left Houston: "He’s not going to hit me to tell my daughter Happy Birthday today. We don't talk, communicate, nothing like that. But that's all good and well, I wish him the best."

STEPH CURRY (51 assists from CP3)

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51 sounds low until you realize the two only played 58 games together, and CP3 was coming off the bench.  And if you would have offered a bet to any basketball fan before 2020 that Chris Paul would one day play with Steph Curry and Draymond Green on the Golden State Warriors, they would have accepted without hesitation. But it happened! And his best game with the Warriors was a 12-point, 14-assist performance with 0 turnovers in a win against the Grizzlies. Steph wasn't on the end of many of those because he only had 14 points.

Despite their short stint together, Steph still congratulated: "Point God, I've had plenty of those assists go against me, but it was a pleasure to catch some passes from you and add to that assists total. Wishing you all the best in your climb for number one. You da best."

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER (37 assists from CP3)

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After his breakup in Houston, CP3 looked rejuvenated playing alongside young guys like SGA in OKC. If the 37 seems a little low, it's because SGA wasn't the 30-point scorer he is now. In 2019, he was a 21-year-old averaging 20 during his first season with the Thunder.

ALL 173 PLAYERS

Big shoutout to NBA Crazy Stats for the data.

200+ ASSISTS FROM CP3

• Blake Griffin - 1157
• David West - 1120
• JJ Redick - 634
• DeAndre Jordan - 574
• Peja Stojakovic - 429
• Deandre Ayton - 414
• Devin Booker - 358
• Rasual Butler - 320
• Tyson Chandler - 299
• Mikal Bridges - 292
• Jamal Crawford - 260
• Matt Barnes - 226
• Caron Butler - 217

100-199 ASSISTS

• Eric Gordon - 183
• Trevor Ariza - 181
• Emeka Okafor - 175
• Cameron Johnson - 160
• Morris Peterson - 157
• Clint Capela - 148
• Jae Crowder - 146
• Willie Green - 143
• Marco Belinelli - 140
• Desmond Mason - 140
• Luc Mbah a Moute - 136
• Devin Brown - 125

50-99 ASSISTS

• P.J. Brown - 98
• PJ Tucker - 97
• James Posey - 95
• Dario Saric - 94
• Klay Thompson - 91
• Danilo Gallinari - 90
• Gerald Green - 88
• Randy Foye - 83
• Marc Jackson - 81
• Dennis Schroder - 78
• Steven Adams - 77
• Jared Dudley - 76
• Austin Rivers - 76
• Julian Wright - 73
• Jannero Pargo - 69
• James Harden - 68
• Hilton Armstrong - 68
• Paul Pierce - 66
• Marcus Thornton - 65
• Bobby Jackson - 62
• Darius Songaila - 58
• Ryan Anderson - 57
• Mo Williams - 56
• Speedy Claxton - 56
• Jason Smith - 54
• Wesley Johnson - 54
• Nerlens Noel - 54
• Torrey Craig - 53
• Victor Wembanyama - 52
• Landry Shamet - 51
• Stephen Curry - 51

10-49 ASSISTS

• Jonathan Kuminga - 48
• Spencer Hawes - 47
• JaVale McGee - 46
• Kirk Snyder - 44
• Darren Collison - 43
• Chauncey Billups - 43
• Bismack Biyombo - 42
• Frank Kaminsky - 41
• Trayce Jackson-Davis - 39
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 37
• Sean Marks - 37
• Andrew Wiggins - 36
• Nene - 34
• Josh Okogie - 34
• JR Smith - 32
• Julian Champagnie - 30
• Kenneth Faried - 30
• Bonzi Wells - 29
• Linton Johnson - 29
• Darius Bazley - 28
• Harrison Barnes - 27
• Jeremy Sochan - 27
• Carl Landry - 27
• Abdel Nader - 27
• Jeff Green - 26
• James Ennis III - 24
• Brandin Podziemski - 24
• Marreese Speights - 24
• Hamidou Diallo - 23
• Damion Lee - 23
• Jock Landale - 22
• Danuel House Jr. - 22
• Mike Muscala - 22
• Terrance Ferguson - 22
• Stephon Castle - 21
• Glen Davis - 20
• Aaron Williams - 20
• Moses Moody - 20
• Kenyon Martin - 19
• Melvin Ely - 19
• Jarrett Jack - 19
• Jalen Smith - 19
• Brandon Bass - 18
• Ryan Bowen - 18
• Jevon Carter - 18
• Lamar Odom - 17
• Kevin Durant - 17
• Cole Aldrich - 17
• Luguentz Dort - 17
• Tarik Black - 16
• Eric Bledsoe - 16
• Bostjan Nachbar - 16
• Cameron Payne - 15
• Carmelo Anthony - 15
• Keldon Johnson - 14
• Nick Young - 14
• Ish Wainright - 14
• Zach Collins - 13
• Terrence Ross - 13
• Hedo Turkoglu - 13
• Gary Payton II - 11
• Draymond Green - 11
• Aaron Gray - 10

LESS THAN 10 ASSISTS

• Malaki Branham - 9
• Iman Shumpert - 9
• Langston Galloway - 9
• Gary Clark - 9
• Ryan Hollins - 8
• Joe Johnson - 8
• Bobby Simmons - 8
• Cedric Simmons - 7
• Kevon Looney - 7
• David Andersen - 7
• Quincy Pondexter - 7
• Antonio Daniels - 6
• Deonte Burton - 6
• Isaiah Hartenstein - 6
• Bobby Brown - 6
• Raymond Felton - 6
• Danny Granger - 6
• Chris Andersen - 5
• Lance Stephenson - 5
• Reggie Bullock - 5
• Devin Vassell - 4
• Blake Wesley - 4
• Jackson Vroman - 4
• Byron Mullens - 4
• Jordan Hamilton - 4
• DJ Mbenga - 4
• Grant Hill - 4
• Sandro Mamukelashvili - 3
• Ronny Turiaf - 3
• Elfrid Payton - 3
• Brandon Knight - 3
• Josh Smith - 3
• Reggie Evans - 2
• Ryan Gomes - 2
• Marcus Vinicius - 2
• Antawn Jamison - 2
• Trey Thompkins - 2
• T.J. Warren - 2
• E'Twaun Moore - 2
• Gui Santos - 2
• Michael Carter-Williams - 2
• Sasha Pavlovic - 2

THEY CAN SAY THEY GOT 1!

• Charles Bassey - 1
• Dahntay Jones - 1
• Jerome Robinson - 1
• Marquese Chriss - 1
• Justin Jackson - 1
• Nate Robinson - 1
• Arvydas Macijauskas - 1
• Marcus Fizer - 1
• Damian Jones - 1
• Jordan Farmar - 1
• Jeff Ayres - 1
• Mike James - 1
• Andre Roberson - 1