New Orleans new CP3 trade proposal w/ Clips

[mc34]

@chris_broussard

Hornets asking for E Gordon, Kaman, Bledsoe, Aminu and 2 1st round picks, sources say

LAC willing to add Gordon 2 deal if Paul commits 2 "opt-in" to the final year of his deal, which would assure LAC of having him next 2 yrs

That is a HUGE haul. This probably puts us out of the running for good. Even if LAC tells NO how crazy this offer is, all we can really offer them is Rondo and picks.

[mc34]

I've been posting more on the blog posts than the forum lately... didn't see the trade thread. don't know how to delete this, sorry about that

[PosImpos]

sounds like chris paul is on board with this trade, too.  he'll opt in for next year and in a couple years he'll have a chance to sign somewhere else if he doesn't like what the clips are doing.  in the meantime, he gets to play with one of the most fun and exciting young players in the league.

chris paul is going to the staples center . . . just not to the lakers.


that first game against the Lakers is gonna be a must watch.

[mc34]

sounds like chris paul is on board with this trade, too.  he'll opt in for next year and in a couple years he'll have a chance to sign somewhere else if he doesn't like what the clips are doing.  in the meantime, he gets to play with one of the most fun and exciting young players in the league.

chris paul is going to the staples center . . . just not to the lakers.


that first game against the Lakers is gonna be a must watch.

Only thing I'm bummed about; our first rounder from them is gonna be a lot less valuable next year, probably not even a lottery pick.

[barefacedmonk]

We've got a super thread here:

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?topic=51083.msg1085686;topicseen#new

[PosImpos]

sounds like chris paul is on board with this trade, too.  he'll opt in for next year and in a couple years he'll have a chance to sign somewhere else if he doesn't like what the clips are doing.  in the meantime, he gets to play with one of the most fun and exciting young players in the league.

chris paul is going to the staples center . . . just not to the lakers.


that first game against the Lakers is gonna be a must watch.

Only thing I'm bummed about; our first rounder from them is gonna be a lot less valuable next year, probably not even a lottery pick.

yeah, it'll probably be between 14-16 is my guess.  could even be 17 or 18.  but it'll be higher than our pick, anyway.

[bagwell368]

anyone know if Clippers can still trade Deandre Jordan to NOH since he's signed an offer sheet with the warriors?

[dmny5000]

sounds like chris paul is on board with this trade, too.  he'll opt in for next year and in a couple years he'll have a chance to sign somewhere else if he doesn't like what the clips are doing.  in the meantime, he gets to play with one of the most fun and exciting young players in the league.

chris paul is going to the staples center . . . just not to the lakers.


that first game against the Lakers is gonna be a must watch.

Only thing I'm bummed about; our first rounder from them is gonna be a lot less valuable next year, probably not even a lottery pick.

yeah, it'll probably be between 14-16 is my guess.  could even be 17 or 18.  but it'll be higher than our pick, anyway.

The problem is they're trading away a lot of talent at several positions so they'll be weak in some positions. They still wont be that great so I think the pick is still pretty good.

I think you're right about the 14-16 range and I think that's really good since the best we could get is the 11th pick. Lots of talent available around there next year it looks like.

[jdpapa3]

I would probably advise CP not to agree to this opt-in suggestion. If he got seriously hurt next season, he'd be losing out on 80 mill.

[PosImpos]

sounds like chris paul is on board with this trade, too.  he'll opt in for next year and in a couple years he'll have a chance to sign somewhere else if he doesn't like what the clips are doing.  in the meantime, he gets to play with one of the most fun and exciting young players in the league.

chris paul is going to the staples center . . . just not to the lakers.


that first game against the Lakers is gonna be a must watch.

Only thing I'm bummed about; our first rounder from them is gonna be a lot less valuable next year, probably not even a lottery pick.

yeah, it'll probably be between 14-16 is my guess.  could even be 17 or 18.  but it'll be higher than our pick, anyway.

The problem is they're trading away a lot of talent at several positions so they'll be weak in some positions. They still wont be that great so I think the pick is still pretty good.

I think you're right about the 14-16 range and I think that's really good since the best we could get is the 11th pick. Lots of talent available around there next year it looks like.

yeah, i think the clips will be a borderline playoff team, most likely.  you're talking about a lineup of paul, foye, butler, griffin, jordan, and very little depth behind that.  not sure that's a better team than the hornets last year.

[hwangjini_1]

great!!! paul doesnt go to the lakers and the clips basically gut their team, ensuring that they dont go anywhere with paul as a member.

maybe not as good as the celtics getting paul, but not a bad result either. 

[PosImpos]

clips and thunder are my two must-watch teams this year (other than the celtics).

[gotjoker?]

Why Chris Paul to Clippers is bad news...

That is, it could be bad news for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston.  For the Lakers, a Paul lead Clippers team provides legitimate competition in the Pacific division.  For Boston, the acquisition of Paul could affect where the future first round pick goes in 2012.

Personally, I like what the Clippers can offer New Orleans more so than any of the teams mentioned in all of this.  Not to mention, the 2012 unprotected first round pick from Minnesota that the Cippers own.  The Clippers offer young players and the aforementioned first round pick.  However, New Orleans is seeking at least two first round picks.  No doubt in my mind that if New Orleans and the Clippers can succeed in consummating this trade.  It's a coup for a franchise [the Clippers] that REALLY needs this turn of events.  Moreover, the addition of Paul could mean a commitment from Blake Griffin to sign an extension to remain in Los Angeles.  I don't know what their team will look like after the trade, but it certainly can't hurt to acquire one of the league's best point guards.  Also, this trade has to appease commissioner David Stern as New Orleans would be acquiring young players and will acquire an unprotected first round pick next year in what's believed to be a strong lottery.

To summarize...

The biggest winners...   Are New Orleans, the Clippers and Stern.  Conversely, the biggest losers, potentially, are Boston and the Lakers.

If he can't land with the Los Angeles Lakers or New York Knicks, Chris Paul's preference is to be traded by the league-owned New Orleans Hornets to the Los Angeles Clippers to play alongside Blake Griffin, according to sources close to the situation.

ESPN.com reported late Saturday that the Clippers had emerged as the "early front-runner" in the race to land Paul after the frustrated Lakers finally withdrew from three-team talks with the Hornets and Houston Rockets. One source close to the situation said Sunday that New Orleans has asked the Clippers for Gordon, Chris Kaman, Eric Bledsoe, Al-Farouq Aminu and at least two future first-round picks in exchange for Paul.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7342778/if-no-new-york-knicks-los-angeles-lakers-chris-paul-wants-los-angeles-clippers

[LB3533]

sounds like chris paul is on board with this trade, too.  he'll opt in for next year and in a couple years he'll have a chance to sign somewhere else if he doesn't like what the clips are doing.  in the meantime, he gets to play with one of the most fun and exciting young players in the league.

chris paul is going to the staples center . . . just not to the lakers.


that first game against the Lakers is gonna be a must watch.

Only thing I'm bummed about; our first rounder from them is gonna be a lot less valuable next year, probably not even a lottery pick.

yeah, it'll probably be between 14-16 is my guess.  could even be 17 or 18.  but it'll be higher than our pick, anyway.

The problem is they're trading away a lot of talent at several positions so they'll be weak in some positions. They still wont be that great so I think the pick is still pretty good.

I think you're right about the 14-16 range and I think that's really good since the best we could get is the 11th pick. Lots of talent available around there next year it looks like.

yeah, i think the clips will be a borderline playoff team, most likely.  you're talking about a lineup of paul, foye, butler, griffin, jordan, and very little depth behind that.  not sure that's a better team than the hornets last year.

Paul + Blake automatically makes them better than the Paul + scrub Hornets.

[pearljammer10]

@chris_broussard

Hornets asking for E Gordon, Kaman, Bledsoe, Aminu and 2 1st round picks, sources say

LAC willing to add Gordon 2 deal if Paul commits 2 "opt-in" to the final year of his deal, which would assure LAC of having him next 2 yrs

That is a HUGE haul. This probably puts us out of the running for good. Even if LAC tells NO how crazy this offer is, all we can really offer them is Rondo and picks.

That is a crazy amount of talent that NO would be getting. Id try to cut that down if Im the Clippers without question. No way we can compete with that deal.