CP3 played 80 games last season. He's fine and in his prime. Blazer fans are now becoming paranoid about injuries to the point where they don't want one of the best PGs the NBA have ever seen.
Don't know if this is posted anywhere; Lakers just traded Odom for Dallas' first round 2012 pick. I believe they will now try to get Paul again using this draft pick, as that seems what the commissioner wanted.
Incarcerated Bob @incarceratedbob **BREAKING NBA NEWS**Source: My report was 100% correct (Lakers / NO / Rockets) had deal for a 2nd time & YES David Stern rejects it again!
Why is this guy surprised that a rebuilding team trading the best PG in the game for fringe prospects and overpaid declining players wouldn't be interested?
First, how does this Odom/draft pick trade work; I know the new CBA makes it easier to trade but don't the salaries have to match up? Interesting that LA is so desperate that they would trade a valuable asset to their main competitor. Interesting that apparently no other team in the league thought Odom worth a first round pick. Will this make the Paul trade work now? I think that the criticism was so great and since the league put out the word that NO needed to get draft picks (even if this late a pick seems almost worthless), that it will go through, especially if Houston adds something (although I'm not sure why they would, I don't really think Pau will be that good without Kobe to kick his ass).
http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles...will-trade-odom-to-dallas-for-trade-exception OK, i guess they could make the trade because Dallas had a trade exception; and this guy thinks they will use it to go after Howard.
I'm not sure what the Lakers can do with an 8.9 million exception.... They can't get Hedo with it. I do think Dwight is probably heading there though, the Magic seem to dislike the Nets' offer.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=7j78rdv If he walks at the end of the year, we're not really out anything. Or is the NBA forbidding New Orleans from trading CP3 completely?
You'd definitely have to take out Babbitt and insert Batum and possibly Freeland. That's their whole goal: young players. Babbitt is young but that's the only thing he has going for himself.
What are you talking about Fez? Babs is the best young prospect in the NBA. Didn't you hear? He's the next Larry Bird.
They can trade him but the owners (League) have guidelines: They are trying to rebuild and want young players. It's the reason why Odom (32), Scola (31), Martin (28) and the mediocre prospects (Patterson, Dragic) was never close. The mid to late first round picks they would have gotten (DAL, LAL) was not something you'd consider a sweetener.
What is CP3's value at this point though? The guy has questionable health, a questionable attitude, and apparently the league is calling the shots.
