If I were Chris Paul, I'd show up to training camp, play, and get paid. Then after the season's done head over to Miami or NY and sign over there for 2 years for dirt cheap, win a few championships and then get a max deal where I wanted to.
If I were Chris Paul I'd show up high as a kite to training camp with a bag of funyuns and a 44 oz Slurpee.
If I were GM Dell Demps, I would quit in protest. Supposedly he almost did but chickened out: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...narowski_chris_paul_lakers_hornets_nba_120811 Why do you want to give Morey a handjob?