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FILE - Oklahoma City Thunder's Chris Paul (3) makes a pass during the first half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game against the Houston Rockets in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, file photo. A person with knowledge of the situation says All-Star guard Chris Paul is being traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Phoenix Suns, where he'll play alongside one of the league's most dynamic young scorers in fellow All-Star Devin Booker. The Thunder are acquiring Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Jalen Lecque, Ty Jerome and a first-round pick that will be conveyed sometime between 2022 and 2025, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been finalized by the league. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press

Chris Paul Opens Up on Devin Booker Relationship After Trade to Suns

Jenna CiccotelliDec 2, 2020

The Phoenix Suns officially introduced point guard Chris Paul as a member of the team Wednesday, and the 10-time All-Star spoke highly of the young talent on his new team—particularly 24-year-old Devin Booker, who earned his first All-Star nod last season.

"I've known Book for a long time, and he's not only talented, he's a dog," Paul said. "He's really competitive. I know Book, and when we hoop and play against each other, we be about to fight."

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The Phoenix Suns were the youngest team in the league last November, with an average age of 24.49 years and 2.80 years of experience in the NBA, behind just the Boston Celtics, according to the NBA's 2019-20 roster survey.

Alongside Booker, the Suns will look largely to Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton, who are 24 and 22 years old, respectively. They're surely eager to learn from the veteran, but Paul also expressed his hopes to learn from his teammates (h/t Royce Young of ESPN):

"Everyone always talks about what I can teach [Devin Booker] or teach some of these other guys, but they're teaching me at the same time too," Paul said. "I'm not James Naismith by no means. First things first, I'm not just coming in here trying to teach everybody. I'm his teammate. We're here to hoop, we're here to compete and that's how I approach this."

Paul earned his first All-NBA and All-Star nods since 2016, with 17.6 points, 6.7 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals on 48.9 percent shooting while starting 70 games for the Oklahoma City Thunder.