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Cuban would be wise to get that done
http://mavsblog.dallasnews.com/archi...n-a-for-m.html
, obviously pure hypothetical that will not happen but I found it interesting. mutha in fleeced!
Getting Chris Paul could be Plan A for Mavs' summer
7:00 AM Thu, Apr 09, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Picture Chris Paul in a Mavericks uniform.
That might make it easier for MFFLs to watch this weekend's home-and-home series with New Orleans if Paul dominates Dallas, as he does most times the Hornets and Mavs meet. But it's also a realistic scenario for next season.
The thought has apparently crossed Mark Cuban's mind. Rumor has it the Mavs brass let the powers that be in the Big Easy know before the trade deadline that they'd take the Hornets' two worst contracts off their hands in a package with Paul. I'd wager the value of Paul's four-year, max contract extension that kicks in next season that the Mavericks will put on the full-court press with that proposal this summer.
Acquiring Paul, a perennial MVP candidate who hasn't even hit his prime yet, and a couple of his overpaid pals would be a no-brainer basketball deal for the Mavs. For the Hornets, such a deal would make sense only because of the dollars.
The Hornets are a prime example of a team that might have to make a desperate, cost-cutting deal due to the economy. They play in a small market still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and are in luxury-tax territory. That awful combination led them to trade Tyson Chandler for spare parts in the middle of a playoff race, although Oklahoma City's doctors ultimately vetoed that deal.
Cuban can put together a heck of a bailout package for the Hornets, the bulk of which would consist of the expiring contracts of Jerry Stackhouse, Josh Howard and Erick Dampier.
(Quick contract primer: Stackhouse is on the books for $7 million next season, but he can be bought out for $2 million, making him especially attractive to cost-cutting teams. Howard is due $10.89 million next season and has a team option for 2010-11. Dampier, who didn't reach the incentives to guarantee his 2010-11 salary, will make $12.12 million next season.)
Who would the Hornets want to get rid of so badly that they'd be willing to part with Paul? Peja Stojakovic ($13.39 million next season and $14.26 in 2010-11) would definitely be part of the deal. Chandler ($12.3 next season and $13.2 in 2010-11) probably would be included, too. Morris Peterson (due a total of $12 million over the next two seasons) or James Posey ($19.5 million over three seasons) are other possibilities.
Stojakovic's contract ranks among the worst in the league. He's had a very good career, but he's an oft-injured 40-percent jump shooter these days. But he is the starting small forward for a playoff team.
The Mavs would probably prefer to take Chandler, even with his massive contract, over Peterson or Posey. He'd provide an instant upgrade over Dampier and give Paul the comfort of continuing to work with his pogo-stick pick-and-roll partner. Chandler's athletic, gritty style -- rebounding, blocking shots and finishing -- would be a perfect complement for Dirk's game.
If it's Posey, the Mavs would be getting a savvy role player who has a couple of rings. If it's Peterson, well, that's a small price to pay for the league's best point guard.
Add it all up, including the millions saved by buying out Stack and avoiding the luxury tax (plus the $3 million Cuban seems to toss in with every trade), and this trade trims around $100 million from the Hornets' expenses over the years. That could be tough to turn down for a business-minded owner like George Shinn, especially if New Orleans fans don't pack their arena for playoff games.
For a basketball-minded owner like Cuban, the chance to make Paul a Maverick is worth pursuing.
Cuban has repeatedly said the Mavs will be "opportunistic" in the trade market and are willing to take on salary if the right situation presents itself. This is the kind of deal Cuban is referring to -- actually, this is the best-case scenario of that kind of deal.
"I want to win," Cuban said last night when asked about his willingness to take on significant salaries under the right cir stances. "If I think it puts us over the top, yeah. I'll just go get another job at Dairy Queen."
It's not just talk coming from the brash billionaire. Cuban proved with the Jason Kidd trade last season that he's willing to write the necessary checks to significantly improve the Mavs' chances of winning.
OK, so the Kidd deal hasn't panned out as planned. Hey, if Cuban can get Paul here, Devin Harris will be a distant memory.
Cuban would be wise to get that done
I don't see any way this ever happens. Number 1, if you aren't making money with Chris Paul as your franchise player, I don't see how you're going to draw enough to cover your costs by putting a crappy lottery team on the floor. I know they are locked into their lease in NOLA for awhile, but I think this is more of a commentary on how hard it is to make it work in NOLA in this economy.
Second, I think they would try to move every other contract before Chris Paul. And if they finally did decide to dump his salary, I'm pretty sure they'd send him East instead of a division rival.
Just not going to happen.
This is intriguing sons. But I just can't see NO giving up a player like Paul no matter how much they need the money
This deal benefits the Hornets more than the Mavs. the CP3 experiment in NOLA is not gonna work. They had their one little fluke year, but now they're an aging roster with limited assets to improve for the future, especially since they're handicapped as far as taking on salary (Butler/Daniels are expirings next year yet Hornets are sellers in a buyers market). A perennial 45-50 win team will not excite the fickle New Oreans fan base.
Time to blow it up, do the Mavs a favor, live in the lottery for a few years and draft the next superstar leading a youth movement. Saving $100 million never hurt anyone either. Keeping CP3 on the roster just ensures the Hornets will never suck badly enough to draft superstar talent in the draft.
Add CP3, Chandler and Shaq to the mix and uh oh. The Mavs might actually have something there.
This deal benefits the Hornets more than the Mavs. the CP3 experiment in NOLA is not gonna work. They had their one little fluke year, but now they're an aging roster with limited assets to improve for the future, especially since they're handicapped as far as taking on salary (Butler/Daniels are expirings next year yet Hornets are sellers in a buyers market). A perennial 45-50 win team will not excite the fickle New Oreans fan base.
Time to blow it up, do the Mavs a favor, live in the lottery for a few years and draft the next superstar leading a youth movement. Saving $100 million never hurt anyone either. Keeping CP3 on the roster just ensures the Hornets will never suck badly enough to draft superstar talent in the draft.
But CP3 IS a superstar talent. He's a top 3 or 4 player in the league. Why would they give him up when they can just get rid of their other bad contracts and wait until the right pieces come their way?
I dunno
It may not be easy to move Peja or Chandler though. Moving Peja would be damn near impossible, nobodys gonna touch that contract.
Chandler is still a young big but his production declined this season and he has foot problems. Not sure if anyone really wants his contract either.
Dunno about Posey, overpaid role player
While we're getting Chris Paul for nothing, we might as well trade Barea for Lebron and Kwame Brown for Gasol.
Paul/Wright/LeBron/Dirk/Gasol = Western Conference Finals!!!
I thought you guys hated antoine wright?
lolololol finally, Ghazi delivers comedy!
whoosh!
Keep dreamin Ghazi. CP3 isn't leaving anytime soon.
BTW, Brees >>>>>>> Romo
If the Mavs could pull that off...damn. But I dont think the Hornets would let him go THAT easily...
LOL at Ghazi still saying the Hornets need money. George Shinn is and ALWAYS HAS BEEN a ing cheap skate. Even in his Charlotte days whenever they had 20,000 season ticket holders and lead the league in attendance he NEVER paid over the luxury tax ..... that's what this is all about. Shinn is too cheap to pay over the luxury tax plain and simple. Unlike ANY other owner in the NBA (and probably ALL of pro sports as well), Shinn is the ONLY owner who's team is 100% of his income.
It sucks that we don't have a billionaire owner like most teams, but I think we will be fine. We will have to unload Peterson, Posey, or Chandler in the off season and personally I think it will be a combo of Peterson or Posey. Shinn has already stated in a recent interview that they are going to try and keep Chandler, but who knows really. Either way at this point by the way the Hornets are half ass finishing the season (other than Paul and West), I don't really care who gets traded because some of them deserve it. It really is hilarious reading some of the post and just how downright ignorant some of them are about the Hornets are "broke". The Hornets organization is fine and has been very profitable for 2 seasons now ... Shinn is just a cheapskate.
Yeah I see this happening. And right afterwards, Mavs will lock up Chris Bosh in 2010 just like McMahon speculated when the Raptors came to town.
Didn't know it was already the offseason/ fantasy talk time already.
Mavs will probably get Chris Paul...when he's nearing 40 yrs old that is.
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