Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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How is Chris Paul able to shoot with such amazing accuracy from the midrange? Where does he rank as a midrange shooter in NBA history? In this segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Ben and Cody discuss a few key elements to Paul's success as a midrange, and his tactics and decisions that make him such a successful point guard today, even in his 17th season.

Full episode on the top-10 PGs can be found here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/98-top-10-point-guards-in-2022/id1428290303?i=1000549565043

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Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
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basketball-reference.com
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