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Hopefully this is right, BR is going to bleed out soon
ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
Sources close to the situation tell ESPN that Clippers have emerged as "early frontrunner" to acquire CP3 now that Lakers out of running
Hopefully this is right, BR is going to bleed out soon
Better than nothing I guess. Gordon, Aminu, and Minny's 1st round pick is fair.
Is fair? How does NO fan not absolutely love this trade compared to the LA trade. Gordon is better than anyone in the LA deal and is a young piece to help build around. Same with Aminu. This type of deal is clearly better dude. Damn.
This is the type of thing I said should happen btw.
But the Clippers may not give up Gordon if CP3 doesn't sign an extension. Without Gordon, its basically trading for scraps.
This is the type of thing I said should happen btw.
Fair is an understatement. That trade is much better than the other. Quality young players, Minny's first(which will be really good), and the Hornets will suck ass to get a great 1 round pick(they better not have traded it).
son I'm OK
just a little butthurt
Dude, even w/o Gordon, Clips can offer a much better package. They can get you big man as good as Scola in Kaman who doesn't require you to take on salary past this year, actual young players like Aminu/Bledsoe along with a much more attractive pick(s) package.
I think Gordon could be in play and that would be a huge win for NO. Huge.
Son, you guys still have CP3 to trade and that carlton banks mother er will get you guys good picks n pieces. If he walks though, well, Stern took the biggest he ever had on you guys.
Bledsoe just had cartilage surgery on his knee. Could be damaged goods.
Basically, the team might as well just get the Minny pick, Kaman, and Aminu and tank and hope to get lucky in the lottery with 2 picks. If they don't get lucky, then its gonna be the Timberwolves for a few years.
you have to lose some true values if you want to acquire CP3 from the NBA hornets imho, the old fat son of a stern ain't allowing a gasol trade to happen to his own franchise imho
If you lose a star, that is going to happen. But unless you want to prolong that with a few extra years of being very mediocre and missing the playoffs or being one and done, you have to go that route.
CP3 just isn't signing an extension with the Clippies though... and considering Sterling track record, he would be completely right not to do so. Demps is not going to get much for a one year rental.
Paul is walking next year for nothing. If the Hornets can get some good pieces for him this year, not a bad deal, but if it's about Stern wanting to sell a CP3 led Hornets team, it might be a hard sell. Young, low rent players are better than middle of the pack money that's going to bubble every year.
Who is he going to sign with then, Nono? LA is out. They have no shot at CP3 in free agency. Knicks also do not have a shot. He has to sign with someone and I have to imagine Griffin is a pretty attractive player to a guy like CP3.
It's like what the Mavs did. They turned a FA and their late first rounder into a talented player (for a contender) on an expiring contract to keep financial flexibility.
This is what NO needs to do and should do. This is what every team wanting CP3 offers that LA did not.
CP3 wants to contend. He won't sign with the Clippers.
So who is he going to sign with, dj?
If he wants to live in LA and play with up and coming talent, there's no reason for him to not go there.
He's not going to NY, Lakers or Nets, and Miami is out as well.
He's relegated to the less attractive teams, but the Clippers could become contenders, and it's not like Paul is accustomed to NBA final 4.
FA next season. Lakers can amnesty a bad contract (ie: Turk from the Howard deal), Barnes comes off the books, move World Peace and make some room for him. Dallas has Kidd + Terry (that's nearly $20 million) coming off the books too.
Heck, I would pay to watch Stern's face when Paul announces in his The Decision ESPN special special next summer that he's heading to the Lakers
true. the clips offer before the lakers got involved was kaman aminu and a 1st rounder
Stern won't give a next year.
The Lakers are basically disassembling a back 2 back championship team for the possibility of getting some names.
LA can't get under the cap next year, at least by using amnesty. I can't see how they can do it. They are out. They are at 83M with LO off the books. NY is out. MIA is out. So really you are saying Dallas? If that is it and he wants to narrow it down, then ya NO is screwed bc Dallas wont trade for him now if they believe what you say that they are literally the only team he can sign with.
Also, is Dallas a contender next year? A roster of Dirk/Marion/Brewer/Roddy/Jones isn't that great imo?
He can wait it out until FA, its not on him to get a deal done asap. Of course he would have resigned with the Lakers, but now he can wait until FA, giving the lakers time to make room. Dallas might have room as well.
The only way he would go to the clippers I s if howard went there. Otherwise he can wait it out. If he's traded, he'll still end up waiting until FA to sign with a contender.
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