Chris Paul's playing days in the NBA are numbered. In his 20th season, the veteran point guard who recently moved into second place on the all-time assist leaders list signed a one-year deal to join the San Antonio Spurs this past offseason.

Spurs veteran guard Chris Paul recently spoke about the possibility of playing alongside his son Chris Jr. in the NBA.

Only record-holder John Stockton stands ahead of Chris Paul, who records the 12,092th assist of his illustrious career to claim sole possession of No. 2.

By the time Sunday’s game concluded, Paul had added seven more dimes to the milestone third assist. He reminisced about sharing point guard duties with Kidd on the gold medal 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team and the challenge of numerous battles against a great passer who enjoyed a considerable size advantage, 6 foot 4 to his 6-0.

The San Antonio Spurs guard passed Jason Kidd for second in NBA career assists Sunday, and his former teammates showed him love in a neat tribute.

Chris Paul, the San Antonio Spurs point guard, achieved the second-highest assist record in NBA history during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans. NBA legend Carmelo Anthony praised Paul's accomplishment on his podcast.

During the tightly contested matchup, Spurs guard Chris Paul made history by passing Jason Kidd for second all-time in NBA history for assists. Paul now only trails John Stockton on the all-time assist leaderboard.

Chris Paul made NBA history by becoming the player with the second-most assists in league history, surpassing Jason Kidd’s total of 12,091 during the San Antonio Spurs’ 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Paul set up the 7-foot-3 center for a 25-foot 3-pointer with 7:06 left in the first half at the Frost Bank Center. The bucket pulled the Spurs within 49-45. The play gave 12,092 assists, one more than Kidd.