Chris Paul Trade Discussion

[C47]

Pulling these from a Lakers board so not sure of the station, probably 710AM in L.A.

Dave Miller on the radio reported that Chris Paul has not reported to Hornets training-camp and is expecting a trade revolution today.

[C47]

Some thought out there, that if L.A. agrees to take on more salary that the trade will go through. So if the trade does go through, look for Okafor, Ariza or possibly Scoila to come to the Lakeshow....

[Mvp2014]

David Stern is a tool.

[Nicbsbll2]

I must admit though, it's quite entertaining to see one of the media darling franchises (Lakers) bitch and moan so much today.

[Kevin Greene]

Doesnt look good for the team with the highest payroll ALREADY in the league once again taking one of the sorriest and least visible teams best player. To you folks hollaring Miami, theyre under the cap, their payroll is nowhere close to the Lakers. LA just pays the luxury tax every year because they bring in bread. 2 weeks after the lockout, they're at it again. LOL. Stern had to do something.

This deal would actually lower the Lakers cap number and the poorly run teams wouldn't be getting their entitlement check from the Lakers. Hence the small market whining.

But remember, Kobe cant win anything without Pau so the Lakers would lose more games!

[Stroupe-a-loop]

If the Lakers take on some more salary, I don't see how the Hornets can get a better deal than this.

[Panthers128]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/12/chris-paul-dan-gilbert-david-stern.html

[C47]

Gilbert is still just butthurt over LeBrick leaving still...there's no way to make a guy stay with a small market team if that's not where they want to be....

Small market owners should have banded together and held firm on the hard salary cap demand if they didn't want superstars to be able to team up in big markets. They didn't though, they caved because they wanted their revenue back, and now they're complaining when a superstar wants to go to a large market. You can't have your cake and eat it to Dan Gilbert....

[SOJA]

Doesnt look good for the team with the highest payroll ALREADY in the league once again taking one of the sorriest and least visible teams best player. To you folks hollaring Miami, theyre under the cap, their payroll is nowhere close to the Lakers. LA just pays the luxury tax every year because they bring in bread. 2 weeks after the lockout, they're at it again. LOL. Stern had to do something.

NO he didn't. If he wanted to do something he should have made it absolutely clear under the CBA that no player could demand to be traded to a specific team or something as such. The time to act wasn't yesterday, it was months ago.

[SOJA]

BTW how many players did this just give a vote of confidence to? I know its a business, but Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol have got to hold some resentment right?

[Delhomeboy]

BTW how many players did this just give a vote of confidence to? I know its a business, but Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol have got to hold some resentment right?

Yeah, gotta feel bad for Mike Brown right now. Has to massage the egos of two players having to go to a training camp for a team they know they don't mean anything to.

[Kevin Greene]

Yeah, gotta feel bad for Mike Brown right now. Has to massage the egos of two players having to go to a training camp for a team they know they don't mean anything to.

That's if he has egos to massage. Odom was a no show at camp.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

what's funny is this is exactly the kind of deal shinn would have signed off on if he still owned the hornets

[Panthers128]

Gasol is a professional and hard worker, Brown will have no issue with him. Not sure why he has the soft reputation in LA but for the Grizzlies he always showed up to play and was very consistent with his effort and production..