Houston / LA / Hornets Discuss Paul to Lakers (merged)

[j804]

so much for competitive balance especially from the league owned Hornets 

[celticinorlando]

lakers will get paul without giving up gasol and bynum

[Q_FBE]

This is why the league stinks because everything is rigged toward the Los Angeles Lakers and against the Boston Celtics. The only drama will be who wins the NBA championship between the Los Angelos Lakers and the Miami Heat until the next CBA comes and the 28 owners of the other teams gang up on the two owners and lock the league out until these teams are forced to break up under a hard cap.

[PosImpos]

This is why the league stinks because everything is rigged toward the Los Angeles Lakers and against the Boston Celtics. The only drama will be who wins the NBA championship between the Los Angelos Lakers and the Miami Heat until the next CBA comes and the 28 owners of the other teams gang up on the two owners and lock the league out until these teams are forced to break up under a hard cap.

we can still root for the Thunder.

[Chris]

My only question is why would the Hornets not like the offers Houston made...but they like the offers for what Houston would give up for Pau?

Wake me when its Friday.  There is a lot of posturing going on here, mainly because they aren't allowed to agree on anything yet.

[PosImpos]

So what it would be CP3 to Lakers, Gasol to Houston, and what does NOH get?

Doesn't make sense to me. Houston doesn't have much beyond Martin, Scola, and Lowry. Wouldn't make sense for them to trade all those players for Gasol.

houston can send picks, lowry, kevin martin . . . patterson, motiejunas, and marcus morris are decent chips too.

[celticinorlando]

i just want danny to address the bench. Keep rondo and green...get a LEGIT bench to make us competitive. right now...daniels and the rookies won't cut it

paul is a pipedream....move on

[Chris]

i just want danny to address the bench. Keep rondo and green...get a LEGIT bench to make us competitive. right now...daniels and the rookies won't cut it

paul is a pipedream....move on

The signing period hasn't even opened yet.  Lets give him at least a little time on that.

[Moreover]

lakers will get paul without giving up gasol and bynum

That's impossible.

[PosImpos]

ugh, all of this stuff is crazy.  why does this have to be going on during the final exam study period?

[houseonfire09]

If the Lakers can get Paul without giving up the ability to get Howard, then I hope Paul's knees blow out on opening night.  Nothing against Paul, but the Lakers need to bottom out for a few years... as if the NBA would let that happen.  And will someone explain to me why a center with bad knees who's been in the league for 6 years is still considered "young talent"? 

[celticinorlando]

lakers going to move gasol to get paul and then bynum to get howard...while the celtics get stuck with glen davis, daniels, bradley and some more scraps..going to be a fun season

[snively]

Houston's a great partner for 3-team deals.  Loaded to the gills with surplus young talent on rookie deals, a fringe playoff team with that Lowry/Martin/Scola nucleus.  The kind of team that would want Pau to push them into the thick of the playoff hunt.

I still think the C's offer is better than anything the Rockets have to offer.  Houston's roster is the ultimate example of quantity over quality: loaded with quality 6th/7th men, nothing resembling star potential in the lot.

[heitingas]

I guess when people said the NBA owns the Hornets, well here is the proof.

[Greenbean]

lakers going to move gasol to get paul and then bynum to get howard...while the celtics get stuck with glen davis, daniels, bradley and some more scraps..going to be a fun season

Sheesh...nothing has happened yet.

If the Lakers end up with both players for the deals you are talking about Ill be shocked.

Moreover, the signing period hasnt even started yet.

Danny can start building his bench tomorrow at 2.

He cant do anything now and pursuing a deal for Paul isnt stopping him from thinking about singning a bench either.

Breathe...relax...2let's panic 3 weeks from now if we see the team you are describing at MSG against the Knicks...