Let's connect some dots here. As we noted Thursday, the Hornets considered shipping Chris Paul to the Blazers last week. And there's still a chance he could get traded before the season begins. Paul is a fan of Byron Scott, his old coach in New Orleans, and now the new head coach of the Cavs. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Worldwide Wes has told teams that if they trade for Paul, they "will dramatically increase their chances" of landing LeBron James. Paul and James are friends. So putting all this together, and stressing that this is largely speculative, here's how a possible Paul-to-the-Cavs trade could work. Delonte West's non-guaranteed contract could be dealt (a rumored trade chip), along with Mo Williams (the Cavs have tested his trade market) and Anderson Varejao for Paul and Emeka Okafor. It works in ESPN's Trade Machine and it saves the Hornets a considerable amount of cash -- something they wouldn't mind. Again, we'll stress that there aren't many, if any, whispers on this now. But Cleveland weighs heavy on LeBron's heart. Having Paul as his new teammate might be enough enticement for him to stay. Source: ESPN
