Everyone keeps mentioning a Pau/Kobe/CP3 trio. Pau wasn't going to be on that team. He was included in the trade and was being shipped to the Rockets.
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He didnt take it as hard as Odom on the surface, who waa later traded to Dallas after expressing he felt betrayed by being included in that nixed deal, but his game and body language was definitely never the same. He also was on the decline. Lakers still pursue and land Dwight as a rental, but I'm not convinced Howard stays and has the fortitude to deal with Kobe AND Paul, especially if there is no Phil Jackson to manage personalities.
NBA nixes trade of Hornets G Paul to Lakers
The NBA, as owners of the New Orleans Hornets, won't trade All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers.
He didnt take it as hard as Odom on the surface, who waa later traded to Dallas after expressing he felt betrayed by being included in that nixed deal, but his game and body language was definitely never the same. He also was on the decline. Lakers still pursue and land Dwight as a rental, but I'm not convinced Howard stays and has the fortitude to deal with Kobe AND Paul, especially if there is no Phil Jackson to manage personalities.