Let's revisit the biggest "travesty" in NBA history: The Vetoed Chris Paul trade

[Regular_P]

The parameters of the original trade:

LAL gets Chris Paul
Houston gets Pau Gasol
NO gets Goran Dragic, Lamar Odom, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin & one of Houston's 2012 1st round draft picks that they acquired from the Knicks

The actual trade:

LAC gets Chris Paul & two 2nd rounders
NO gets Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu and 2 1st rounders

NO's roster a few years later after the trade is Anthony Davis (after NO miraculously got the #1 pick...) and about $38 million/year for the trio of Eric Gordon, Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday (who all do the same thing) through 2016. They also traded their 1st round pick in this upcoming draft to the Sixers for Holiday (top-5 protected).

The criticisms of the original trade were that NO wasn't bottoming out like they needed to and it would have killed their cap space. In reality, they would have had an elite PG and three solid rotation players plus an additional 1st round pick. They would have had cap space by now too (still would have blown it like they did this past offseason) and been in no worse shape than they currently are.

Houston never gets Harden if this trade goes through and the Clips never become a contender. The Lakers aren't the mess they've become and probably have both Paul and Howard. Kobe never gets hurt because he doesn't get run into the ground trying to get them in the playoffs last year too.

In summary, Silver owes the Lakers the #1 pick in this upcoming draft to right Stern's wrong.

 

[Goatpoacher]

You mean the second biggest travesty, after Gasol for Kwame?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Anthony Davis wasn't a result of the trade itself. Austin Rivers was, but not Davis

 

[Illuminatos]

Lakers fans are like the spoiled white bytch whose mad she got a BMW for her birthday instead of a Benz.

 

[who_better_than_me]

What the hell was Morey thinking. He'd be view completely differently if he made that trade. Especially if Gasol and dragic turn out like they are today. Nene has played less than 60% of the game played since that trade. We'd be in a worst situation than the Knicks.



And now we're on our way got the finals.

 

[Kenny_Powers]

You mean the second biggest travesty, after Gasol for Kwame?

... Memphis ended up with Marc.

 

[tremonthustler1]

but hold up, you're trying to argue that they woulda been better off having Goran Dragic than a top 10 pick in a loaded draft and a guy who was basically the SG to slobber that year (pause)? That was one pick away from Drummond.

 

[Goatpoacher]

... Memphis ended up with Marc.

That's like saying rape is okay because you may love the child afterwards.

 

[mozichrome]

travesty for laker fans, laughs for other nba fans

 

[Renkz]

I can't imagine how David Stern would want to screw the lakers after dirtying his hands for them to win some chips.

 

[red222]

Stop crying that was a league owned team it looks like a conflict of interest to just gift wrap Paul to the Lakers. It was a great business decision.

 

[Kid Coli]

the NBA should have kept out of it

let teams trade how they want

 

[GreatestLaker]

You mean the second biggest travesty, after Gasol for Kwame?

No the trade was Pau Gasol for an expiring contract (Kwame), Marc Gasol, Jarvis Crittenton and 2 first round picks (Greivis Vasquez and Donte Greene).

In what world is that a travesty? The grizzles turned that expiring into Zach Randolf by the way.

 

[GreatestLaker]

That veto ruined the Lakers. LO to Dallas for a trade exception doesn't happen. Then the Nash to Lakers trade for an exception and 4 picks doesn't happen.

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

the NBA should have kept out of it

let teams trade how they want

breh...the NBA Owned the hornets at that time....

how exactly were they gonna stay out of it?