{"id":1381675,"date":"2021-07-06T10:44:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1381675"},"modified":"2021-07-06T10:44:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:44:07","slug":"ranking-3-players-taken-ahead-chris-paul-2005-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ranking-3-players-taken-ahead-chris-paul-2005-nba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 3 Players Taken Ahead of Chris Paul in the 2005 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Of the 60 players taken in the 2005 NBA draft<\/a>, Chris Paul<\/a> will be the only one inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when all is said and done. In addition, he's one of just five from the '05 class to be selected to at least one NBA All-Star Game<\/a> and one of five to be selected to at least one All-NBA team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of his 16-year NBA career, Paul, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft, has played with five teams and is preparing to finally<\/em> make his first NBA Finals<\/a> appearance. He's been an 11-time All-Star, a 10-time All-NBA selection (four First Team, five Second Team, one Third Team), a nine-time All-Defensive selection (seven First Team, two Second Team), a four-time assists leader, and a six-time steals leader. Simply put, he's one of the greatest point guards of all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there's no way of knowing how the career of any NBA player will turn out when he's drafted but knowing what we know now, the Milwaukee Bucks likely would have taken Paul with the No. 1 pick in '05 had they known what he would become. Of course, Milwaukee chose Australian big man Andrew Bogut with the top pick that year and while he was a solid player, he's not Chris Paul, nor are the other two men chosen ahead of CP3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here's a quick ranking of the three players selected ahead of Paul in the 2005 NBA draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Marvin Williams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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