Chris Paul traded to the Houston Rockets

[duckbutta]

that sounds like it'd be hard to pull off. What I was hearing is that Boston goes after Hayward with Griffin as a backup plan.

all they need to do is trade one of smart, bradley, or crowder and they would have max slots for both...

 

[dtownreppin214]

Clutch City byke

third best team in texas.

 

[trick]

@Box Factory I wonder if the Raps will do this with Kyle

 

[pete clemenza]

And NeNe is a free agent

If Blake resigns we good brehs


Houston, enjoy CP3

 

[John Reena]

Highly likely George Hill will be back...better come off the bench though or Dejounte better start eating into his minutes REAL QUICK

The Paul George thing is interesting because the spurs shouldn't be able to get him BUT they have the same problem with Lacarcass Softridge as the Pacers have with Paul George...a disgruntled star who wants to leave the team...so they could just about trade them straight up...

 

[Crack Daniels]

I certainly hope Houston manages to pull somebody else...otherwise the jokes will be ruthless when they lose in the 2nd round next season

 

[Paper Boi]

nba got the goat free agency.

 

[neko_804]

Now all we need is Paul George.

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

Spurs?

What's so funny

 

[Max Power]

D'Antoni like "What did I do to deserve this?!"

 

[CantStop]

Rockets ain't getting no damn PG. rockets have no picks worth anything + no young guys.

 

[pete clemenza]

they were probably better off with him leaving for nothing. they're not competitive with this team but not bad enough to get a top pick. i feel like they should have gotten better assets like more draft picks, unless they're gonna trade beverly, lou and other players during mid-season deadline.

Golden State is favored to win it all the next two years. We gonna let Jerry cook for right now and see what he can do. We won games but the team hated each other and was damn near unwatchable not to mention an utter failure in the post season. Hopefully we'll get back into the championship mix in a year or two. We needed change

 

[e001]

That's one of the worst trades ever. The Rockets are retarded and CP3 is a fraud. How do you trade a top 3 defensive guard who can shoot 40% from three and a top 3 6th man for an aging injury prone overrated PG when you have Harden who is simply way better?

I fukked with the Rockets because of Beverley for the most part, fukk them nikkas now

 

[bl2k8]

Austin Rivers trade did this

Here's some information on the Chris Paul trade. First the MICRO:

Paul's relationship with Doc Rivers started to deteriorate rapidly after the Clippers acquired Austin Rivers. Several members of the team felt Austin acted entitled because his dad was both the coach and the President of Basketball Operations. In the view of the tenured players, Austin Rivers never tried to fit in, and when players tried to address the situation with him, he still did not respond the way the core of the team wanted him to. It led to resentment within the locker room, which often played out during games. One of Paul's biggest contentions with Doc was that Paul, and other players, felt Doc treated Austin more favorably than other players. He would yell at guys for certain things during games and practices, but not get on Austin in the same manner for similar transgressions.

But what really solidified Paul's dissatisfaction with Doc was a proposed trade involving Carmelo Anthony last season. New York offered Carmelo and Sasha Vujacic to the Clippers in exchange for Jamal Crawford, Paul Pierce and Austin Rivers, a deal to which Rivers ultimately said no. That event led Paul to feel that keeping his son on the roster was more important to Doc than improving the team. So, ultimately, Paul lost both trust and faith in Doc. As one league executive put it, "Chris despises Doc."

(I was also told that when Paul met with the team to inform them of his plans, Jerry West was not in attendance. It was only Doc and Lawrence Frank.)