You know who else is a free agent other than Howard? Chris Paul. What are the chances Chris Paul and Dwight Howard sign with Houston? We could then trade Lin and to the Clippers. Los Angeles = Asians = Money. Asik can easily be traded. We all know, Paul wanted to team up with Dwight but he could never make up his mind. Imagine a lineup consisting of Paul, Harden, Parsons, D-mo, Howard. One word. DOMINANT. Game over for the NBA. If Chris Paul can't beat Memphis, then he has to think to himself what he must do to win a championship. The answer is Houston. I see a superteam in the making. What about you?
Him and Harden should not be on the same team with each other. Paul runs almost every play for the Clippers.
No, I doubt Morey is targeting Paul....of course he's a target. Morey is known to pretty much target every superstar. I don't see Paul leaving though, Howard has a better chance of leaving LA than Paul.
Beauty of Harden is that he is amazing without the ball in his hand too. Don't see why this should be a problem.
If Paul and Jamal Crawford can play together, then I'm sure Paul and Harden could work. Paul and Harden are both pretty good at playing off the ball as well as on it.
I think Paul will seriously consider leaving Clippers if they can't beat Memphis. I believe he may be having secret conversations with Howard and Harden ala Miami's big 3.
I bet he still is. So is Kevin Love. Maybe even Milssap and Josh Smith. Brace yourselves, Morey's casting a wide net!
A question that would get a better answer I guess is, is there a superstar that is NOT our free agent target?
That's the problem, though; they're stuck in that good but not great tier, and that can be a tough one to break out of. There won't be any impact free agent signings because Paul, Griffin and Jordan would all be on big contracts. There won't be any good draft picks because they're a consistent playoff team. They have a shaky coach and notoriously poor owner. Unless they get absurdly lucky and find a Gasol-to-Lakers type deal, there's no reasonable path to get them much better than they are now. If "now" means a crushing sweep against the West's elite a year ago (Spurs) and four consecutive losses to the Grizzlies in the first round this year... that's not nearly good enough. I still think Paul stays, in part because unlike Dwight, he seems to really be into the LA scene and the endorsements that come with it. He seems to have embraced the challenge of making it "his town". But the fact that the Clippers are "good" is actually the one thing that may give the Rockets a shot this summer: Houston has a reasonable shot at being great, and LA doesn't.
Harden did say he would talk during the All Star Break to stars about joining him. It only makes sense if he talked to Paul and Howard, as they are free agents this year.
If the 3 aren't secretly discussing already they really need to start, especially since it's looking like all 3 will be knocked out the first round.
Paul and Jamal are also losing badly to the Memphis Grizzlies. It wasn't even a contest yesterday although they played very well.
really cuz last time i checked whenever harden doesn't have the ball he just stands there and does nothing..
