Chad Ford: Trade for Paul was very close

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  1. OSUBlazerfan

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    Chad Ford, ESPN Insider:

    The Blazers got close to a deal with the Hornets last week that would've sent Andre Miller, Joel Przybilla, Nicolas Batum, Jerryd Bayless and the 22nd pick to NO for Paul before Jeff Bower pulled out of the deal saying that their owner wasn't ready to trade Paul. The trade they made on draft night got them out of the luxury tax, so that's no longer the issue. The issue is whether Paul is no unhappy enough to force a trade. Personally I think the Hornets can do better than that for Paul, but it's a viable deal.

    http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dimelive-100701/daily-dime-live
     
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    In related news, KP almost made the trade that would have saved his job.
     
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    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

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    That would've been AMAZING... Paul, Roy, Aldridge and Oden.. Damn.
     
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    Looks like Quick was right about something...
     
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    Ugh.

    I wonder if we can resuscitate it.
     
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    The question is, will the Blazers make another run at it?
     
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    They have to give it a shot....i would be calling every.single.day.
     
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    "UNPOSSIBLE! THE HORNEST WOULD NEVER TRADE PAUL! LETS JUST GIVE UP!"
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    The best thing that can happen right now is that the folks Shinn is looking at selling to continue to balk and negotiate rather than close the deal. The more they do that, the closer Shinn moves to moving Paul.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    And in the end, they didn't.
     
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    The draft that we executed looks like the kind of thing that would have been done after that deal was consumated, not before.

    Would have left us with:
    pg: Paul, Johnson, Mills
    sg: Roy, Rudy?
    sf: Webster?, Babbitt?, free agency signing
    pf: LMA, Dante, Howard?
    c: Oden, Camby, Pendergraph
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Actually the best thing that can happen is Chris Paul hears that Brandon and LMA weren't part of the deal that was going to send him to PDX and he demands a trade (with Portland being his preferred destination).
     
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    so the Hornets will never trade Chris Paul...ever?
     
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    I was under the impression we were still at the beginning.
     
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    Which is why I'm convinced that this deal will be revisited after July 8th. In fact, the actions of the Blazers in regards to free agency seems to point to this deal going forward. Also, very interesting that Rudy wasn't a part of that deal and that we weren't taking back one of their bad contracts.

    I actually think that's pretty decent value for Paul. They get cap relief and upside in Batum and Bayless. Perfect for a rebuilding team. I'd throw another couple of firsts their way to get that done.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Ask them.
     
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    Gosh. That would be a pretty great trade, as much as I like Batum.

    Ed O.
     
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    As we've seen with this owner and management team nothing really ever seems to move in a logical or sensible fashion ... we'll see.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Good luck negotiating without a GM.
     
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    Exceedingly one sided.

    So yeah, a great trade for Portland and a kick in the balls for Hornets fans.
     
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