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How could you say no to a trade that allows you to keep Yao and bring in CP3? If I'm the Rockets, I'd be willing to trade the entire roster, the two championship trophies and Calvin Murphy's 18 children and 40 children/grandchildren for CP3.
"Rumors are flying that New Orleans might gut the roster this summer and that, as crazy as this sounds, Chris Paul could be had if you can save them a boatload of money in the process. For instance, let's say they were offered the following "Godfather" package from Houston: T-Mac's expiring deal and Brent Barry's expiring deal ($24 million combined), Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Shane Battier and Luis Scola for Paul, Peja Stojakovic, James Posey and Tyson Chandler. That trade works even before Paul's extension kicks in, meaning it would save New Orleans $10 million next season and $4 million to $5 million more if they bought out T-Mac. Over the next three years, it saves them $45 million to $50 million potentially, keeps the team afloat in New Orleans, and might even keep them decent with the right moves. Wouldn't that make more sense than gutting the franchise like a fish (which they will), saddling Paul with a terrible team and eventually pushing him to demand a trade? I can't see any scenario in which Chris Paul is a happy New Orleans Hornet in two years. Which means he'll find a better team. Sorry, N'Awlins. Over."
From Houstons perspective I say no. Whats the non biased opinion?
How could you say no to a trade that allows you to keep Yao and bring in CP3? If I'm the Rockets, I'd be willing to trade the entire roster, the two championship trophies and Calvin Murphy's 18 children and 40 children/grandchildren for CP3.
Wow..that would be insane. I'm not sure what to think about that. I think it would help and hurt both sides..but I guess that's what a trade is all about. But to have CP3 and Yao on the same team would be epic..I'd be all on it if I were Houston.
The Rockets would be crazy not to. CP3 is a franchise changing player.
could you see a backcourt of Tony Parker, CP3? little different...but I think it'd be phenomenal.
jack vaughn is a veteran championship leader
hornets interested in him?
did you check your pms? i left one about my status
As demonstrated in the Laker series, our role players are what make us a good team. Doing this trade leaves us with one PF...Chuck Hayes, and 2 injury prone big men. Take Scola, Battier and Posey off the table and you got a deal.
son there is noway in the Hornets trade Paul ... Shinn and Scott have laughed off these ridiculous "internet rumors". Paul is untouchable. anyone else can go.
Oh...definitely. No way N.O. goes for this..I'm just saying if I was Houston and this was offered, I'd pray to and thank the basketball gods...this would be worse than the Lakers/Gasol deal. CP3 is a franchise player.
Son I don't know if you realize, but the Hornets are in serious financial trouble.
since when? son they have made profit the last two years. I laugh at the ignorance from some of these writers of these pathetic reports. Go look up the financial numbers for yourself on sites like forbes.com. the Hornets aren't strapped for cash, we just have an owner who isn't anywhere near as wealthy as other owners in the NBA. Shinn has NEVER paid over the luxury tax even back in his Charlotte days, but for the first time in his ownership career will next season. The sole problem is terrible long term contracts to guys like Peja and Tyson (mainly Peja). that is where this whole "strapped for cash" talk nonsense is coming from. Shinn doesn't want to pay over the luxury tax plain and simple.
lol at the notion that the Hornets would trade the reason why the franchise is popular because they are in "financial trouble."
You two are in for a serious wakeup call LOL
I could understand people making comments about the Hornets like ... "they play in the smallest NBA market" .... "they have an owner who's sole income is the team and never pays over the luxury tax", etc....... but to say that the Hornets are "strapped for cash" is just downright ignorant. Go look at the facts.
Do you honestly think that anybody in the Hornets organization wants to trade Chris Paul? Do you think that that idea even crossed their minds? Chris Paul IS the New Orleans Hornets.
These idiotic rumors started because of Mark Cuban.
This is dumb for the rockets. I realize that Paul is like THE BEST PG in the world....but I trading away our whole team that has greaet chemistry isn't good. We traded like half our roster for tmac, and a 2 man tmac/yao show couldn't get it done.
I trust morey to do what ever is right, he has only done well so far. He will make the good move .
Facts:
Hornets are in a small market
Hornets suffered greatly from the hurricane
Hornets dipped into the emergency credit line (est 13-20 million)
Hornets payroll is 66 million this year for 15 players
Hornets payroll is increasing to 75 million next year for only 10 players
Luxury tax threshold is going down
The world is in a major recession
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Hornets will not move Chris Paul
why the will NO trade chris paul? this guy is the PG of his generation. i doubt the hornets are as dumb as cuban who let go the two point guards that defined the years 2000-2008.
So, you honestly believe you know more about this organization than we do? You are just an outsider looking in. Paul is not the problem. Paul will not be traded. The Hornets stand nothing to gain if they trade their best player and biggest draw. Paul would be the last one to be traded.
I can't imagine any problem the Hornets have, financial or otherwise, that is going to be solved by trading Chris Paul. You might as well start lawyering up and exploring avenues to break the lease in order to move the team to Vegas, Seattle or KC. Trading your franchise player is a signal to the fans that you can't financially afford to compete at the highest level.
If they honestly feel like trading Paul is inevitable because he won't want to carry a ty team all by himself, then it says that franchise is not viable in New Orleans long-term.
You understand the NBA teams are businesses right? They exist to make money.
I dont know if you remember they literally tried to give away Chandler at the deadline. IF they can't find a taker for Peja or Chandler, you can bank on them losing Paul.
Chris Paul isn't Tyson Chandler or Peja Stojakovic. If teams exist to make money, then trading the star player would be suicide. No way in will Chris Paul be traded. No way in .
Wow, so Devin Harris and Steve Nash were the two best PGs in the League from 2000-08? If Devin Harris is so good, how come the Nets won 33 games and couldnt make the playoffs in the East? I guess the Mavs should've traded Dirk and kept the second-coming of Allen Iverson: another undersized combo guard that can do one thing (take his man off the dribble) and one thing only.
As for Nash, explain to me how the Mavs let him walk for nothing and GOT BETTER. Explain to me how a team with Steve Nash attempting to "guard" Tony Parker ever gets past the Spurs in the playoffs.
The Mavs and Spurs met twice in the playoffs with Nash as our starter. We lost both of those series. We've met twice without him and won both of those series. Some people would like to argue that Nash would've made a difference against Miami and Golden State, but with Nash, the Mavs would've never advanced that far against the Heat. And assuming we beat Golden State, we would've lost to the Spurs in the Conference Finals.
Get a clue.
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