Lakers have agreed in principle to deal for CP3

[kobefanatic]

i suddenly miss kwame brown

[Tree Rollins]

Isn't there some type of advanced stat that rates NBA players defensivly? I always hear Bill Simmons talking about something like that. I just can't remember what it's called. Does anyone know? I'll give you points.

[kobefanatic]

kapono for vet's minimum a done deal?

[Pew Pew]

Two bigs for one small isn't worth it IMO. I would have prefered Odom/Gasol for Howard

[beerman2619]

If the Lakers don't get Dwight Howard also this is a terrible trade. What you expect Luke Walton to fill Odom's or Gasol's shoes

[Goat Milk]

honestly i don't think bynum for dwight straight up would happen

LOL bro, this will neverhappen in 100 years. Lakers have to give up Bynum and about 5 first round picks to get dwight. Or give up Bynum, Artest, Blake, and 3 first rounders.

[ROFLcopter]

any word on if CP3 is planning on extending with LA? He was pretty adamant about testing free agency

[riffraff24]

NBA owners are trying to stop the trade

[Tree Rollins]

The Lakers are picking up 2 trade exceptions in this trade. One for $8.9 million, which is big news b/c they can theoretically trade a player who makes 2 million a year for a player who makes 10. Basically, they will be allowed to take a bad contract off another team if they have to in order to fill a need.

[kobefanatic]

LOL bro, this will neverhappen in 100 years. Lakers have to give up Bynum and about 5 first round picks to get dwight. Or give up Bynum, Artest, Blake, and 3 first rounders.

i said i don't think it will happen

[hels]

Stern thinking of killing the trade. Would be a dick move on his part.

[kobefanatic]

no deal david sperm just blocked the deal NICE JOB thank u revise the trade please

[kobefanatic]

Stern thinking of killing the trade. Would be a dick move on his part.

pretty much ok for me, hope they just revise the trade without la giving up too much

[zsr]

Stern is a piece of shit. Let Miami add 2 of the top 4 players in the league and bosh then block this?

[Tree Rollins]

no deal david sperm just blocked the deal NICE JOB thank u revise the trade please

No way this can be true. The deal isn't that lopsided. Not even close. If they block this deal, they are going to have to block every deal involving Chris Paul all the way through the season. Unless someone gets stupid and just lets the Hornets rip them off.

[kobefanatic]

No way this can be true. The deal isn't that lopsided. Not even close. If they block this deal, they are going to have to block damn near every deal this preseason.

david sperm

[kobefanatic]

lakers gave up a lot in this deal, yeah i know its CP3, but gasoft and odumbass are 2 of our core players

[kobefanatic]

ALL NBA TEAMS should be going for BRAIN SCALABRINE, the guy with all HEART no TALENT

[smoke a bowl]

That's an owners vote. Nothing they can do about free agents going where they want but they can veto any trade that they don't see to be "in the best interest of the NBA".

[kobefanatic]

it's not really a one sided deal, it's not like we just gave up steve blake and luke walton + a bag of chips for cp3

[zsr]

This is by far the best deal the hornets would get for Paul, doesn't make sense. They can't trade him anywhere then.

[hels]

Awful decision by owners/stern. This is not a crazy one-sided deal.

[zsr]

I'm going to lol when stern let's them trade Paul at the deadline to the clippers for Chris kaman and mo Williams. League is a joke.

[Goat Milk]

I'm going to lol when stern let's them trade Paul at the deadline to the clippers for Chris kaman and mo Williams. League is a joke.

Stern is trying to send the message that LA is not gonna get Paul and Howard. Your not gonna put together a superteam like that with two players under 27 years old and expect small markets to survive.

[Emily_Haines]

Awful decision by owners/stern. This is not a crazy one-sided deal.

Two wash up clowns and a late round pick for one of the best players in the league.

Trade should have been veto and the Lakers should be barred from all future trades.

[zsr]

Stern is trying to send the message that LA is not gonna get Paul and Howard. Your not gonna put together a superteam like that with two players under 27 years old and expect small markets to survive.

Thats exactly the same as Miami though, except Kobe is almost done and bosh wade Lebron are in there prime. Sigh. Reading the article seems like the other owners protested, like I said the league is a joke. Would take Miami futures for the next 4 years right now since there won't be another super team.

[romecloneout]

haha yup trade got axed...what a fuckin joke the nba is

[dlunc3]

This is by far the best deal the hornets would get for Paul, doesn't make sense. They can't trade him anywhere then.

I loved the deal for the hornets... this trade made them better for the few minutes it was allowed....

[KingJD31]

how is this not lopsided gasol is washed up lamar odom no need to say anything there...............david stern

[dlunc3]

hornets got kmart, scola, dragic and odom... they got better

[kobefanatic]

how is this not lopsided gasol is washed up lamar odom no need to say anything there...............david stern

gasol is only 31 odom i think just about the same age it's not like they are 35 above

[Goat Milk]

Thats exactly the same as Miami though, except Kobe is almost done and bosh wade Lebron are in there prime. Sigh. Reading the article seems like the other owners protested, like I said the league is a joke. Would take Miami futures for the next 5 years right now since there won't be another super team.

But Miami isn't as big a market as LA.

Bryant is still top 5 in NBA so not sure what you mean there.

I think Paul trade is fair. Just getting howard and paul is unfair obviously bro. I personally think the Miami trade was unfair as well, because like you said, they are forcing the hand of every other team to create super teams.

LOL Bill Dozer and guys on this site are so funny. They are gonna bet against the Heat at -250 every year to not win the championship. Understand basketball.

[dlunc3]

basically 3 solid starters and a good backup for hornets... good deal

[zsr]

But Miami isn't as big a market as LA.

Bryant is still top 5 in NBA so not sure what you mean there.

I think Paul trade is fair. Just getting howard and paul is unfair obviously bro. I personally think the Miami trade was unfair as well, because like you said, they are forcing the hand of every other team to create super teams.

LOL Bill Dozer and guys on this site are so funny. They are gonna bet against the Heat at -250 every year to not win the championship. Understand basketball.

I meant Kobe is not in his prime while all the other guys are. This is just another notch on sterns belt. Fixing playoff games, two lockouts, and now this.

[Tree Rollins]

So it's better for the Hornets to keep a player who is going to leave at the end of the season NO MATTER WHAT, then to trade him for a top-5 big man who was the 2nd best player on 2 championships teams, and a 6th man of the year?
Should the Hornets just keep him until the end of the year and get nothing in return? Just keep a player on their roster who is a huge distraction and have everyone wondering where he's going to play next season? This is so fuking stupid. The other owners are being jealous bitches. The trade wasn't even that great for the Lakers.
The NBA appointed an unbias GM to run that team, and when he makes a trade that he feels is fair, they veto it, for pretty much no reason. Unbelievable.