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I agree. I wouldn't trade him right now either unless Okafor is involved in the deal. Trading CP3 means starting a rebuilding process and that cannot occur with Okafor's contract.
The problem is Dallas can't trade Chandler with other players. I would do CP3 & Okafor for Chandler, Butler, and Beaubois, but it doesn't work because Chandler has some weird restriction.
I agree. I wouldn't trade him right now either unless Okafor is involved in the deal. Trading CP3 means starting a rebuilding process and that cannot occur with Okafor's contract.
that admitting you're not the man and teaming up w/ multiple superstars is now known as "The Lebron Model."
Logically speaking, when such things happen, you do 2 separate deals, it is a loophole, but yeah.
Okafor for Butler and Beaubois.
Then
Chris Paul for Chandler.
The numbers work. It was because Chandler was just recently traded and he can't be packaged with another player for 3 months.
If thats the case I would do it. It would clear a horrible contract in Okafor, get a really good young 6th man in Beaubois, give us two veteran starters who are expiring contracts. Good way to start a rebuilding process with a new owner, a young new GM, and a young new head coach.
C Chandler (expiring)
PF West (most likely expiring)
SF Butler (expiring)
SG Thornton
PG Collison
Beaubois, Peja (expiring), Songalia (expiring), Gray, Pondexter
For all the LeBron got for The Decision debacle, this is a much bigger move.
Demanding a trade is one thing. Demanding a trade to one of three teams? Giving your current team basically no leverage to shop for the best return on the trade?
Chris Paul. I hope New Orleans just sits his ass on the bench for the whole season.
He doesn't have a no trade clause. Hornets can trade him to whoever they want.
We never were ... they just say "lakers" to drive up the price on the schumcks GM's inthe NBA ...
Orlando offers the best young superstar to be paired with ...
Dallas the best current star ...
NY and Portland make little sense ...
Ny has a PG friendly system but a damaged goods amare ...
unless roy is coming back in the deal that is a bad "fit" basketball wise ...
Dallas would do it ...
just make sure you dump Okafor, get chandler and Caron as expirings and force them to include roddy
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=290427003
How come everyone will give Lebron for giving up last playoffs, but everyone forgets CP3 ing and quitting on his team AT HOME in playoffs?
But why would another team trade for him if he's going to be disgruntled and perhaps refuse to play?
If I'm Minnesota or someone like that, no way I trade for Paul when he's made it clear there are only three teams he wants to play for.
Just so they can say they've had Chris Paul on their team. That's just about all they can hope for with this lopsidedness.
I would definitely do that trade.
Man... Paul, Kobe, Pau instantly > Lebron, Bosh, Wade. He'll probably end up in NY though, and the Hornets have no one to blame but themselves
I just saw that his list actually consists of the Knicks, Magic, Blazers, or Mavericks, NOT the Lakers.
its what BSPN is reporting anyways... take it fwiw
The Knicks have more to offer than any other team tbh, the problem is that if Nawlins wants the team to take Okafor's contract it takes NY out of the Melo sweepstakes if they have Amare, Felton, CP3 and Okafor all under contract next off season. New York was re ed to give Felton that contract. Douglas, Randolph, Turiaf, Curry, and Azukuibe does it for NY cap wise, if Nawlins takes that deal NY would have a decent team next year:
CP3/Felton
Bill Walker/Wilson Chandler
Danilo Galinari/Wilson Chandler
Amare/whoever
Okafor/Mozgov
What could they possibly offer now that the Dust has blown away?
Butler, Barea, Stevenson (all expirings), Beaubois, Jones (young talent)
Perhaps even S&T with Haywood, as he hasnt officially signed yet I don't believe. Mavs probably would have to take back a bad contract or two, like Peja, Posey, or Okafor.
Still unlikely that he comes, but you never know...
I wouldn't mind dealing any of them as long as we keep Butler. I'd prefer we try to keep the team from last year intact without dealing any core players unless it's an upgrade at that position. That's why i obviously wouldn't mind us dealing away Beaubois for a huge upgrade at pg
I would hate to lose Butler too, but with his talent, as well as his large expiring ($10 mil +), he almost certainly would have to be included. I would be incredibly shocked if they pulled it off without trading him.
No one actually knows what the list is. But the Lakers are always on the list to be honest. The whole thing doesn't add up since the original story was Paul wanting to play with another superstar yet he includes the Mavericks and Knicks?
If the Lakers were serious about trading for CP3 I can't see any scenario where he would about that.
tbh, i could see the Lakers getting away with a Paul for Morrison, Walton tradeNo one actually knows what the list is. But the Lakers are always on the list to be honest. The whole thing doesn't add up since the original story was Paul wanting to play with another superstar yet he includes the Mavericks and Knicks?
If the Lakers were serious about trading for CP3 I can't see any scenario where he would about that.
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