Comments on: Chris Paul thinks he could be traded; Hornets say “no chance”

By: Johnathan

Johnathan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:09 +0000

I believe he should be traded because the hornets can say to themselves” Hey realisticly were not going to win a championship anytime soon with LA,SA,BOS,ORL, and Cle getting better so we might as well start over and relieve ourselves of some of this caproom”. Think about it the Hornets have 11mil. 5yrs.Okafor, 6mil. 3yrs.Posey, 13mil. 2yrs.Peja, 5mil. 2yrs.Peterson, and 9mil. 3yrs.West left on their payroll, so they won’t have any cap relief until AT LEAST the 2011-12 when Peja and Peterson come off the books (which will still by the way will have them the well into the luxary tax with the Nba’s cap steadily dropping) where there won’t be any big name free agents on the market and Lebron, Wade, etc. will have already have signed maxed deals with their respective teams by then. So they should trade Paul to a place where he can actually win something in his career or hold him back and go bankrupt or sell the team.

By: doc

doc — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:34:02 +0000

Willie Green,Sammy,and Elton Brand.

By: chief youngblood

chief youngblood — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:12:16 +0000

My teams got cp3.

I’m hoping we throw our hat in for Lamar. maybe Prince pick up drew gooden i’ll take anybody at this point , just do something .

And get Peja off the court ol’ broke ass can’t even run up and down with out spraining or twisting something.

As for chris paul , LOCK HIM UP FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

By: S-SiN

S-SiN — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:41:45 +0000

blah-blah

the whole team should move to Seattle. there i said it

By: Mo

Mo — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:05:51 +0000

“According to Chris Paul not even the franchise centerpiece is safe”.

That’s not what he alluded to at all. What he’s saying is he isn’t too big to be traded. He always been humble in putting himself in the same position as his teammates.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=13356

From his twitter…

“Jus for the record too…I’M NOT GOIN ANYWHERE!!! No clue what Chris Thomasson was talkin about, but I didn’t say any of what he was sayin”

By: dbenton71

dbenton71 — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:19:10 +0000

NO WAY IN HELL WILL CP3 BE TRADED! HE IS STILL YOUNG AND IS A FRANCHISE PLAYER. HE IS THE BEST PG IN THE GAME TODAY. THEY WILL BE OUT OF THEIR F@#$ MIND IF THE HORNETS DO THAT. BUT IF THEY DECIDE TO TRADE HIM, THE 76ERS NEED A PG BAD. HOLLA AT YOUR BOY!

By: DTC

DTC — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:32:15 +0000

Please note that 10 mediocre players doesn’t make it a strong trade package anymore than 3 mediocre players. Which means… Sasha + Luke Walton doesn’t get better if you add Farmar, Josh Powell and Mbenga.

Any serious trade proposal for CP3 would likely contain:
1. At least ONE young player who is or is bound to be a superstar (D Rose, Blake Griffin, Brandon Roy, etc.)
2. 1-2 young players who will be very solid for years to come, and possibly become All-stars (Travis Outlaw, Jeff Green)
3. fillers, veterans draft picks

Example: Kevin Martin + Jason Thompson + Spencer Hawes + a pick for Chris Paul + fillers.
Example: D Rose + J Noah + Tyrus Thomas + small pieces

But I agree with a previous poster who wrote that the price is going to be so high, it’s basically not worth it

By: Q

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:27:18 +0000

I think the only players u could offer for him and the hornets will accept are:

King James, Lebron James
Flash, Dwayne Wade
Superman, Dwight Howard
Spiderman, Derrick Rose

But if I was any of those teams I wouldn’t make the trade.. Don’t get me wrong.. Chris Paul is gonna be a great player.. But he needs the ball in his hands at all times to be effective.. He’s not an good off the ball player.. He’s also an overrated leader..

By: Cliffy

Cliffy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:22:44 +0000

Is it just me who got the feeling that Paul wants to be traded?

By: ferrel

ferrel — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:40:54 +0000

Why is everyone making a big deal about paul’s comment, I mean come on the kid understands the business side of basketball and knows at anytime he could be traded, Believe me chris does not want to leave the hornets he just understands the business side of basketball.