Is Chris Paul the trade KP is working on?

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  1. hasoos

    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    Multiple run of the mill players for a star are exactly what you want. My guess is that when Paul comes back from last year, he has a year like Wade had after he was injured for a whole year. He will feed off of it. Pull the trigger.
     
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    Man CP3 is the best, but man I would hate to loose Batum
     
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    I'd happily do that to get Paul (and bad contract, preferably Okafor). Actually, put me down for thrilled.

    I'd sadly do that. Without a doubt I'd do it, but I hate to lose Batum.
     
    Minstrel, Jun 22, 2010
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    Quick question! Why the fuck is Real Gm and Trade Machine so fucking worthless? Why doesn't ESPN Trade Machine allow one to bypass trade restrictions like RealGM? Why doesn't RealGM show salary by numbers and also allow one to edit trades? Both of them have half the solution and instead both always are simply maddening this time of year when Trading frenzy is upon us! WHY ESPN WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

    /meltdown off
     
    Idog1976, Jun 22, 2010
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    Losing Nic would hurt, but Paul/Roy/Webster(or Cunningham)/Camby/Oden would just be too much to pass by. Jesus.
     
    The Sebastian Express, Jun 22, 2010
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    So since Batum is the price of any blockbuster it seems, who is out there that is a defensive pro who can nail the 3 point shot and has at least average if not above BBIQ?

    Batum + LMA for Paul would hurt but you do it and you do it yesterday. Batum looks like Prince V2.0 but his skills are far more replacable then Paul's.

    So who then do we target to replace Batum?
     
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    Iggy!
     
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    You sign Mike Miller for the MLE. Miller wants to leave Was and play for a contender and with CP3, Roy, Oden and Camby Miller would be the right fit. He can shoot, rebound and is a decent defender.
     
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    I believe there will be a few free agents who fit the bill. Mike Miller is a guy who would probably fit very good with that crew, and he is looking for a happy, playoff bound team to call home.
     
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    No. More. Iggy. Proposals.

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    Yeah...a Paul/Roy/Oden core is utterly amazing. As much as I love Batum (and would probably follow his career even when/if he leaves Portland), you can't turn that down. It's exactly the kind of top-heavy core you need to be a major title contender (except in rare cases, like the Billups/Wallace/Hamilton/Wallace/Prince teams).
     
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    If Iggy can be obtained for little talent and mostly salary relief, he'd be an awesome addition in the event that Batum is traded away in another deal.
     
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    Andre Iguodala? :devilwink:
     
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    If we pull off a trade for Paul we don't have any other players to deal for use in cap relief. There would be nothing left.
     
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    Oh yeah, that's true.
     
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    I'm pretty sure I could be the SF on that team and still hoist the trophy a few times.
     
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    You people need to be thinking bigger.


    Rudy, 22, 34 for #8

    Aldridge, Batum, Joel, #8 for Paul and Okafor

    Roy, Oden, Miller for Lebron in a S&T

    The Blazers buy a pick somewhere in the bottom of the first round to get Seraphin, Whiteside or Alabi. Let's use Alabi for an example (Miami wants to sell the 18th pick)


    That leaves

    Paul/Mills
    Bayless/Webster
    James/Cunningham
    Okafor/Pendergraph
    Camby/Alabi


    A couple of MLE guys and you have yourself a better team than Lebron played for in Cleveland, and a better team than Portland had before the trades
     
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    Roy/Miller would be enough for Cleveland to sign off on the S&T if Lebron wanted to come to Portland; no need to include Oden in the deal. And with Paul/Lebron starting, I'd start Webster over Bayless. Other than that, I like the way you think.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 22, 2010
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    Actually, if Lebron wants to come to Portland, we would hold all the leverage. No need to include Roy either. Just replace him with Camby.
     
    illmatic99, Jun 22, 2010
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    First, if it's LMA + the ECs + Batum for Paul, I'm ecstatic.
    Second, I don't think it is. I imagine if they say it would be "very painful for fans" it's either Oden or Roy going away. And if it's Oden that would be pretty effing painful to me.
     
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