*** Chris Paul Update***

[nikeboyz]

Chris Paul isnt going anywhere
Glad he stayed his ass in the west lol


on Monday 26th July 2010, @Oneandonlycp3 said:
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“The meeting went well. It was great to get an opportunity to sit down with Coach Williams, President Weber and our new General Manager Dell Demps. I expressed my desire to win and I like what they said about the direction that they want to take the team. I have been a Hornet my entire career and I hope to represent the city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana for many years to come.”

[Nard Dog]

Few years ago Kobe wanted to leave but the FO got him support and everything worked out fine. Maybe the same will happen with Paul.

[obamaismyuncle]

unreal

[obamaismyuncle]

[Diesel79]

not enough leverage to force a trade..... maybe next year

[TeamTT]

Dam was hoping to see him at the knicks

[Bradyd]

Aside from the meeting part, he said the same thing a few weeks ago.

[brandon m]

Paul was being unduly influenced by the Lebronze camp. Lebronze wants someone else to jump ship and **** his city like he did.

[PlatinumBerg]

LeBron and Bosh are the only traitors.

[Congruency]

hold the phones...this is from RealGM

Report: Paul Still Wants To Be Traded


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Jul 26, 2010 9:59 PM EST
Despite positive statements about his future in New Orleans following Monday's meeting with the team, Chris Paul is still seeking a way out, according to a source close to the point guard.
It at first appeared as though the Hornets had completely ended the Paul saga, but Ken Berger of CBS Sports reports that isn't the case.
"The telltale thing is that Chris Paul won't comment publicly other than what was released about it," said a person familiar with Paul's strategy.
"Leon Rose didn't come out and say, 'Chris is happy in New Orleans.' If he was happy, they would've said that. ... The only way they can get close to full value is to say, 'You guys can't make trade demands.' They're orchestrating this thing to likely move him."
A number of sources indicate that Paul and his new group of power brokers at Creative Artists Agency, led by Rose, continue to pull strings behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, the Hornets have been looking at the Magic, Bobcats and Nets as potential trade partners.
New Orleans appears focused on trading Paul to the Eastern Conference, while Paul wants to compete for a championship.
"Basically, he doesn't think they're good enough and he's put LeBron's people around him for a reason," the person familiar with Paul's strategy said. "And he doesn't want to wait two years and be 27 years old trying to get on a championship team. He wants to do it now."
The Hornets are standing firm on not letting Paul dictate which teams he'll like to be traded to.
Via Ken Berger/CBS Sports


Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wir...#ixzz0urM9h2VC

[JNic]

wow good info congruency

[Bradyd]

So much negativity in here. We (talking in general) bash players for making too much money. We then bash players for not winning rings. Now we are bashing players for taking less money to win a ring. Will it ever end.

But on the Chris Paul, he will eventually leave. Unless NO can somehow get a good trade offer soon, he will be right there until next year..

[nikeboyz]

Report: Chris Paul Still Wants To Be Traded, Despite Public Statement

Jul 27 10:23a by Mike Prada
After meeting with New Orleans Hornets brass on Monday, Chris Paul released a statement that said he hopes to represent the city and remain with the team "for many years to come." But CBS Sports' Ken Berger, who has been on top of this story like nobody else, says that we shouldn't believe Paul's words. Paul still wants out, and the statement was merely a smokescreen as Paul continues to try to find a way onto another team.

The developments in New Orleans on Monday had all the hallmarks of modern-day damage control: A rosy statement via Twitter, some positive spin in a media availability session that was noticeably devoid of actual information and apparent reasons for optimism that Chris Paul's desire to be traded will quiet down for a while.
In other words, the smokescreen formed exactly as planned after Paul met for 90 minutes with the Hornets' new basketball decision-making team in New Orleans. This is the united front being portrayed to the outside world. On the inside, little has changed: Yes, Paul wants to win, but realizes that for reasons beyond the control of new GM Dell Demps and new coach Monty Williams, it can't happen in New Orleans. And the organization itself has begun the inevitable process of exploring ways to make this end to everyone's satisfaction.

Berger reports that Paul is putting on a happy face publicly for two reasons. The most obvious one is that the NBA fines players if they make public trade demands, and Paul wants to avoid being fined. However, Berger also reports that the Hornets and Paul agreed to keep the content of Monday's meeting private so the Hornets' negotiating position won't be compromised.

The positive spin emanating from Monday's meeting allows the Hornets to "keep working on it," and puts them in "a better negotiating position to do so," said one of the sources.
"They don't want to let CP3 dictate the teams," the person said. "And they can't look like they are being held hostage by his trade demands."
In order to avoid negative publicity and damage to the Hornets' negotiating position, all parties involved in Monday's meeting agreed to keep the content of the dialogue private, sources say. Paul, evidently, is playing along.

Creative Artists Agency, which also represents LeBron James, is continuing their efforts to find a trade partner for Paul. Orlando, New York, Dallas and Portland are believed to be on Paul's list of preferred destinations. However, one new development is that the Hornets are reportedly beginning to put together their own list of potential places to trade Paul themselves. That list, according to Berger, includes the Magic, Knicks, Nets and Charlotte Bobcats. The Hornets would prefer to send Paul to the Eastern Conference if they had the choice.

[Congruency]

wow good info congruency

thank you sir

[Preston09]

Boooo!

[nbarlotta3]

He's coming to New York with Carmelo Anthony at some point within the next year.

[cala56]

Yes, they will go to knicks.

[mighty maron]

would not want to build a franchise around c. anthony

[ChileCheese]

who is C. Paul.
Is he good?

[kmoney]

The hornets probably reminded him that they could trade him to a sucky team that gives them a good offer.

[NOLA42]

now lets hope they can give him even a little bit of talent besides West

[Grits n' Gravy]

would not want to build a franchise around c. anthony

one of the most unnderrated players in nba in my opinion. great on offense, can rebound, pass and improving on d.

him and cp3 together would be a great 1-2 combo.

[poochiecollins]

I expressed my desire to win and I like what they said about the direction that they want to take the team. I have been a Hornet my entire career and I hope to represent the city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana for many years to come.”

Someone did a good smooth-talking job.