Chris Paul

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Chris Paul sniffed out Jose Alvarado's sneak attack and yelled at ... (SB Nation)

In that sense, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Jose Alvarado is a chip off the old block. Alvarado went undrafted out of Georgia Tech last year, but latched on with ...

Alvarado feels like the heir to Paul’s trickster throne. Chris Paul knows every trick in the book to gain even the smallest advantage over his opponents. Alvarado went undrafted out of Georgia Tech last year, but latched on with the Pelicans at the height of this season’s Covid surge.

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LOL: Chris Paul Wasn't Having Any of That Sneaky Jose Alvarado ... (bleachernation.com)

The New Orleans Pelicans have found a diamond in the rough in undrafted free agent rookie Jose Alvarado. A D V E R T I S E M E N T. The guard out of Georgia ...

Not only did Chris Paul immediately know to look for the lurking Alvarado, but he motioned him to get his butt back on defense. The rookie would then wait for the opponent to have his back turned before running up and going for the steal. And, along the way, he started to become known for quite the annoying (yet crafty) move.

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Chris Paul was having none of Jose Alvarado and his sneaky steal (NBC Sports)

Jose Alvarado has a signature come-from-behind steal move, but when he tried it on Chris Paul in a playoff game but the point god was having none of it.

Jose Alvarado may be an undrafted rookie who started on a two-way contract, but he has a signature move — the come-from-behind steal. Alvarado tried that on Chris Paul in Game 2 on Tuesday, but CP3 is too smart and was having none of it. He’s done it a lot this season, lurking on the baseline then sprinting up behind an unsuspecting ball handler and getting the steal (he averaged 1.3 steals a game this season, although that included more traditional steals as well).

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