propose a trade for paul that works

[the ob]

I would like anyone to show me a trade that works under the current guidelines that could get us paul. for the life of me, I cannot get one to work out.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

What are the current guidelines

 

[BGrantFan]

I would like anyone to show me a trade that works under the current guidelines that could get us paul. for the life of me, I cannot get one to work out.

A lot of trades can't happen until July 1st due to contracts. The ESPN trade machine says that Joel can't be traded at this moment, and very few people on New Orleans as well.

Yet, Joel can be traded this summer.

 

[Draco]

Oden, Miller, Martell, Rudy, Bayless for
Paul and Okafor

I'll bet ya that works

 

[Eastoff]

the trade that Quick was hinting at, was Andre and Joel for CP3. The contracts only have to match up this season, and then andre and joel could expire the following for NO's much needed cost saving.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Roy, Miller for CP3

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Ta daaah!

It WORKS. It's not remotely LIKELY... Because THE HORNETS ARE NOT TRADING CHRIS PAUL.

(But hey: we could throw in all our Euros and a bunch of Paul Allen's cash, and ten draft picks, and...)

Rationale for the Pistons: Ben Gordon was just a terrible mistake, especially with Rip still around, and Stuckey can't play PG... yet. Have a veteran backcourt of Miller and Rip with Stuckey as sixth man of the year, trade off either or both Rip and Andre to a contender at mid-season.

Rationale for the Hornets: they need a scorer in the worst way, and they don't need Andre Miller. They get to dump Okafor and Mo Pete.

Swap in Bayless and Rudy for Martell, if they prefer. Or even go this far (although I'm not sure I would.)

 

[raidenman]

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2dj78le

Where is it at on the likely scale?

"Not Very Damn"

Why would they even consider it?

Drop in $4 million in salary instantly, plus a potential savings of about $4 million additional since West's contract is only guaranteed for $500k in 2010-11.

Why wouldn't they?

Mo Williams is an additional not great contract in exchange for dropping Posey's.

 

[RR7]

Seems the easiest way is to agree in principle at the draft, and then make the deal official July 1st, when Paul's BYC goes away.

Monty has said he wants to run there, so I can see a package around Paul and West for Batum and Aldridge as the main pieces. With potentially Rudy, Bayless, Miller, Posey, etc. included.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Frankly I find Collison imminently more likely to be traded, shipping him out with a rotten contract (Okafor most likely) and getting back some talent at the wing positions a pick and serviceable big man.

Paul is a great goal, but there's just no way this is going to happen unless Roy is on the block and even then I don't see it happening.

 

[BGrantFan]

Frankly I find Collison imminently more likely to be traded, shipping him out with a rotten contract (Okafor most likely) and getting back some talent at the wing positions a pick and serviceable big man.

Paul is a great goal, but there's just no way this is going to happen unless Roy is on the block and even then I don't see it happening.

New Orleans has nothing outside of Okafor in the middle as it is. Will shipping him out for a wing player bring Chris Paul any closer to the playoffs, let alone a title?

I also don't understand your Roy reference. Why would NO want to take on Roy's contract if they are rumored to be willing to get rid of Paul, who is on a shorter contract?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Oden, Miller, Martell, Rudy, Bayless for
Paul and Okafor

I'll bet ya that works

How does that work? Aren't you like 10-11 million dollars off?

 

[Draco]

How does that work? Aren't you like 10-11 million dollars off?

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=2aym24b

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Another trade that would work after July 1 would be Paul and Okafor for Przbilla, Miller, Oden, and Pendergraph and Cunningham (or only one of those two if that's what New Orleans wants). Of course we could give them as many future draft picks as they wanted.

 

[lakeblazer]

I think not, we are not getting Chris Paul

 

[Rhal]

I love Chris Paul but i'm such a huge Oden homer that I wouldn't want to give him up in a trade for Paul.

 

[shamelessblazer]

Oden/Bayless/Miller/Pryzbilla for Paul/Okafor...

Paul/Koponen?
Roy/Fernandez
Batum/Webster
Aldridge/Cunningham
Camby/Okafor

 

[Blaze01]

Start with Brandon Roy.....

Not that I necessarily would, but that is the type of deal it would take.......

 

[oldmangrouch]

Any trade proposal assumes that the pending sale of the team is contingent on Shinn first getting rid of Paul....which in turn assumes the guy buying the team is a drooling idiot.

>>>IF<<< Paul is traded, it will be after the new owner takes control and brings in his own front office people. He isn't going to trust Shinn and a bunch of lame-ducks to do it!

 

[LameR]

I love Chris Paul but i'm such a huge Oden homer that I wouldn't want to give him up in a trade for Paul.

Same...

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I would deal Oden, even if 100% healthy, for Paul.

CP3 is hands down the best PG in the League when healthy.

I think we can get by with a center by committee, having a superstar PG will put us over the top. Well, I guess that depends on what is left of our roster.

Though, all of this talk is likely a moot point since I don't think KP will get this one done.

 

[MARIS61]

Making the ultimate sacrifice, KP will trade HIMSELF for LeBron.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I would deal Oden, even if 100% healthy, for Paul.

No. Absolutely not. If Oden is absolutely healthy, you trade him for Lebron only. Much rather have a dominant center (which Oden will be if he can be 100% healthy) than a top-tier point guard.

CP3 is hands down the best PG in the League when healthy.

Debateable. Deron Williams is at the very least comparable.

I think we can get by with a center by committee, having a superstar PG will put us over the top. Well, I guess that depends on what is left of our roster.

IMO, I'd rather have a lot of size and length than a lot of quickness. I think the finals was a very good example of this. Rondo was by far the superior point guard in the series, but the Lakers' interior length was much more impactful.

Though, all of this talk is likely a moot point since I don't think KP will get this one done.

Agreed.

 

[Nikolokolus]

New Orleans has nothing outside of Okafor in the middle as it is. Will shipping him out for a wing player bring Chris Paul any closer to the playoffs, let alone a title?

I also don't understand your Roy reference. Why would NO want to take on Roy's contract if they are rumored to be willing to get rid of Paul, who is on a shorter contract?

I suspect NO is going to take Cole Aldrich in this year's draft, which doesn't guarantee anything, but it at least gives them a 6'10 guy with some skill and some decent length in the middle. My guess is that we'd ship them Joel and they'd hope he could return to duty and give them some minutes.

As for the Roy reference, that's the kind of value NO would be looking for -- an allstar -- but you're right that with his injury history and his contract there's not much chance of that happening.

 

[LittleAlex]

There is no trade that works. In order for NO to trade CP3 they would have to be willing to get fucked since they have no chance of getting back comperable talent.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I love Chris Paul but i'm such a huge Oden homer that I wouldn't want to give him up in a trade for Paul.

Absolutely agree. A good center beats a great small PG.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

There is no trade that works. In order for NO to trade CP3 they would have to be willing to get fucked since they have no chance of getting back comperable talent.

Well duh. That's why it matters who the owner is. Some owners are more than willing to "get fucked" to pinch pennies. Donald Sterling has made a profession of it.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

KP just asked himself this same question....

and no answer made NOH happy

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Here's one more:

We take Paul, Okafor and Posey; we give out Pryzbilla, Miller, Oden, Batum, Webster and Pendergraph. (this works on Realgm)

They get two potential superstars, a cheap replacement for Okafor, two expiring contracts and Webster, who is still young with a reasonable contract. It would really leave us hurting at small forward, maybe they could turn Rudy into something or I think Mike Miller is a free agent isn't he?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

OK, I think that NO would take that but it seems giving up Webster AND Batum is not a good idea. Another idea would be we take Paul, Okafor and Posey, and give to them Camby instead of Przbilla, plus Miller, Batum, Oden, Bayless and either Pendergraph or Cunningham. Not really sure if that helps NO to have two years of aging Camby instead of aging Posey.