• Paul wore green and white long before joining the Celtics. Those were the team colors of the Inglewood High Sentinels.
• In 1995, Paul played with future teammate Kevin Garnett in the McDonald’s All-Star Game.
• In three seasons at Kansas, Paul never lost a home game. The Jayhawks were 98–11 in his three varsity seasons.
• Paul and Jayhawk teammate Raef LaFrentz were among the five finalists for the 1998 Wooden Award. They were reunited on the Celtics in 2003.
• Paul was the first Kansas player to leave school early under coach Roy Williams.
• Paul was named to his first All-Star Game in 2002.  He scored 19 points and hauled down seven rebounds.
• In 2000-01, Paul became the first Celtic since Larry Bird to top 2,000 points in a season.
• Paul led the NBA in free throws in 2002–03.
• Paul set a franchise record with 12 consecutive 30-point games in 2006.
• In a February 2006 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul dropped 50 points on LeBron James.
• In 2008, Paul set an NBA Finals record with 10 free throws made in a quarter.
• After the 2007 season, Paul and Kobe Bryant made a bet about who would be traded first. Neither player was dealt, and they ended up meeting in the 2008 NBA Finals.
• In April of 2008 Paul and his fiancé, Julie Landrum, had their first child, a girl named Prianna Lee.
• Paul majored in Crime & Delinquency Studies at Kansas.
• Paul’s nickname is “The Truth.” It was bestowed upon him by Shaquille O’Neal. One of the best moments at a Celtics game is when the team runs a clip from A Few Good Men. Jack Nicholson tells Tom Cruise, “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!.
• In the video game NBA Ballers, Paul gives players an aerial tour of Inglewood.

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