CP3 moves into 3rd on all-time assists list: 'An honor and a privilege'

Phoenix Suns floor general Chris Paul made NBA history Tuesday night by surpassing Mark Jackson and Steve Nash to move into third on the NBA's all-time assists list.

Paul entered Tuesday's showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans with 10,328 career dimes. The 36-year-old dished seven assists in the first quarter to pass Jackson for fourth place and tie Nash. He then collected his eighth dime of the game during the second quarter to jump Nash for third all time.

The Suns guard finished the game with 18 dimes, taking him to 10,346 in his career. He also had 14 points, seven rebounds, one steal, and a block as Phoenix won the contest 112-100.

"Man, it's amazing," Paul told TNT's Allie LaForce postgame. "My family's here - my dad, who put the ball in my hands when I first started. I'm playing against New Orleans, where it all started for me. That city will always be my family. That's my brother, (Pelicans head coach) Willie Green. It's an honor and a privilege, and I'm grateful that, thank God, I still get a chance to play."

Paul has personified consistency throughout his 17-year NBA career. He went into Tuesday's contest averaging 18.3 points, 9.4 assists, and 2.1 steals across 1,095 NBA games spent between the Suns, New Orleans Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Point God is also a five-time assists champion, six-time steals champion, 10-time All-NBAer, nine-time All-Defensive selection, and member of the NBA's 75th-anniversary team. Paul recently became the first player in league history to record over 20,000 points and 10,000 assists in his career.

In addition to his place among the greatest distributors of all time, Paul has amassed the fifth-most steals in league history (2,343 entering Tuesday's game).