Chris Paul Passes Jason Kidd for 2nd on NBA's All-Time Assists List; Trails Stockton

In his 20th NBA season, Chris Paul just reached another milestone.

The San Antonio Spurs veteran passed legendary point guard Jason Kidd for second on the NBA's all-time assists list. Paul recorded his 12,092nd assist against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.

He now only trails Utah Jazz great John Stockton for the most assists in NBA history.

While Paul now has the second-most assists of all time, that's likely as far up on the list as he will get considering Stockton has 15,806 assists. As great of a passer as Paul is, it's probably unrealistic for him to reach that mark before he retires.

Paul, who has led the league in assists in five seasons, has averaged 9.3 assists per game across his career, recording a career-high of 11.6 in the 2007-08 season. Though Paul's scoring has declined a bit in the late stages of his career, his passing has stayed sharp.

Just four seasons ago while on the Phoenix Suns, he was the league's assists leader with 10.8. He didn't have his usual assist numbers a season ago while coming off the bench for the Golden State Warriors, but he's returned to his usual self with the Spurs.

With one of the most exciting players in the league playing alongside him, Paul has averaged 8.5 assists per game this year. His game has been reminiscent of his time with the Lob City Los Angeles Clippers as he's found Wembanyama on the tail end of lobs.

Paul will look to keep racking up assists while guiding a young Spurs team for the rest of the season.