NBA star Chris Paul recently dropped a little over $11.1 million for a newly built home in Encino, California, according to the Los Angeles Times. The deal was made off-market, meaning that details of the brand-new property are limited. What is known, the Times reports, is that the home comprises a two-story main house and a separate guest house, both built with a modern farmhouse aesthetic, and an attached five-car garage. Together, they total more than 12,000 square feet of living space; the property also provides such athlete-approved amenities as a swimming pool, a cabana, and a sports court.
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The former Clippers star was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2017, and then to the Oklahoma City Thunder last year. When Paul first left Los Angeles, he unloaded multiple properties including a Mediterranean-style mansion in Woodland Hills that he put on the market for $2.2 million. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom home ended up selling for $1.95 million a year later. He also sold a Bel Air mansion for $8.7 million in 2017, and a Calabasas estate for $11.05 million in 2018. Presently, the all-star athlete is trying to offload a home in Houston, which he bought in April 2018 and immediately put back on the market several months later. It was originally listed for just under $8 million, but Paul recently lowered the asking price to $7.5 million in hopes of attracting the right buyer.
Paul told USA Today last month that he’s been thankful to be spending more time with his family—wife Jada, son Chris, and daughter Camryn—now that the NBA season has been put on indefinite hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is the most we’ve all been together,” he said. “That’s the case for a lot of families at home. It’s one of those things where you learn new things and learn not to take some things for granted.”