Chris Paul trade ideas! (post them here please)

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Perhaps we add Camby and they add Posey? I don't know.
     
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  2. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    You mean like this:

    Paul, Okafor and Posey
    for
    (deep breath):
    Nicolas Batum
    Andre Miller
    Marcus Camby
    Joel Przybilla
    Rudy Fernandez
    Jerryd Bayless

    Which would give us:
    Paul, Roy, Aldridge, Oden and ?
    along with
    Okafor, Posey, Cunningham, Pendergraph, the rooks and as many of our Euros as we can persuade to come over.
    Oh, and Wes Matthews.

    Killer starting 4/5. Weak-ass bench.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 1, 2010
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  3. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    $16.5M TPE for CP3 to the Bulls.
     
    Denny Crane, Jul 1, 2010
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  4. Rastapopoulos

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    So Rose is a shooting guard now? I guess it would help if he could shoot.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jul 1, 2010
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  5. EGame

    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    Lakers have a killer 2 or 3 starting lineup depending on how you view Bynum out of 5 and nice defensive player who can hit the 3 in Artest. They also have a weak ass bench minus Odom, although, he was not near as good in these last playoffs as in the past. If we could find a nice defensive and/or 3 point specialist at the SF that would be great. Our bench would be weak, but if the Lakers can get by with a weak bench we could to. Now as for our coaching, well that is another issue...
     
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  6. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    That TPE looks great on paper except that it if they were to turn around and use it, represents a shit load of committed salary that the Hornets are supposely working hard to get rid of. I was leaning more toward them wanting to dump CP3 for a trade exception and maybe a single player on a small contract, but I'm starting to think a 7 million dollar, 80% insured expiring contract, a 34 year old Miller on a 7 million dollar expiring contract plus some cheap young talent that they can rebuild with immediately without becoming less competitive might be the way to go ... Shit. Who knows.
     
    Nikolokolus, Jul 1, 2010
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  7. Denny Crane

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    Rose pretty much played SG when Hinrich became the starter.

    And he's got more of a game like MJordan than he does CP3 (strength, lots of inside scoring, quality outside shot, not much 3pt). As a rookie with guys who could score (Ben Gordon 20+, Salmons ~18, Deng 17) he dished 6.3 APG in 37 MPG.
     
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  8. Denny Crane

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    That TPE gets you Melo next summer.
     
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  9. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Who cares, it's Chris freakin' Paul. The Lakers won twice with Gasol, Kobe and a weak bench.

    And you forgot the rabbit.
     
    B-Roy, Jul 1, 2010
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  10. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    And they'd be right back in the financial situation they're trying to get out of. See what I'm talking about?
     
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    No, I don't see it. I think they'd rather have Bosh than lose him and have cap space. They're $5M under the LT cap already with Bosh's $16.4M salary counted ($21M without him).
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Bosh?
     
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    Under the LT cap. They signed Amir Johnson for $7M, so there isn't much to your "they're trying to get out of some financial situation."
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I'm talking about the Hornets, not the Raps
     
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    LOL @ DC's expense! :)
     
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    The TPE becomes something like an expiring contract (they don't have to use it, but it counts against the cap).
     
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    After LeBron and Wade have signed, Chris Paul is the next most appealing chip. So at least three teams can offer the Hornets that deal. Now, no doubt you think Paul wouldprefer Chicago (if they're one of them). But what if he doesn't think he'd work well with Rose? And I bet he wouldn't. So you wouldn't have him rooting for that option over (say) the Knicks and the Nets. In fact, if I was Chris Paul choosing between those three (assuming Chicago has wiffed on LeBron or Wade), I would probably rank Chicago third of those options. Not just because I'd be fighting for the ball with another star PG (who is already beloved of Chi. fans) but because the Nets and Knicks could wait and ALSO get Melo next year. So Chicago better offer more than just Cap space. And will they? The owner's not as rich as that Russian, who could probably throw money and picks in.
     
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    PLUS: the Hornets are already under the luxury tax. Shinn wants to woo buyers, while at the same time keeping costs low. It's a balancing act, and trading Paul for cap space alone sways way too much to the latter. And it would piss off whatever fans New Orleans currently has.
     
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    Luol Deng for CP3 and Okafor.
     
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  20. EGame

    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    Stop repeating yourself. That is a horrible trade and you know it.
     
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