Houston Rockets: 2017-18 player grades for Chris Paul

Weaknesses

Paul can score when he wants or set up open looks for his teammates. He rebounds well for someone his size and annoys opposing point guards with his in-your-face style of defense.

This doesn’t leave much room for weaknesses when it comes to his game.

Rather, CP3’s one flaw has been his inability to stay consistently healthy over the last five seasons. Paul has missed an average of 14.3 games in the past five years due to various injuries, including 24 in 2017-18.

Given the fact that he’s 33 years old, Paul won’t be getting more durable any time soon. This isn’t to say that he fails to take care of his body, it’s just that some athletes have proven more injury-prone than others.

The old cliche is the best ability is availability. CP3 may be one of the best players in the NBA, but his inability to stay healthy at times diminishes his extremely high value.