Actually that's a very bad sign when you have such a huge dropoff during the postseason. He was worn down after the regular season and it showed.
agreed...they will miss a FA signing because of the delay...even if we get the deal...we miss out on half of why the deal was so important.
I saw another report where Lakers would have also gotten a $9 million trade exception. Another asset that would have helped them get Dwight.
I can't say I disagree. Despite what anybody thinks of the trade, it gave us a DIRECTION.....something this team sorely lacked. And now, where do you go from here? Do you try and salvage a lesser deal with someone else, and continue the never-ending cycle of gathering assets? Do you stand pat with your mediocre group, and hope a stud falls to you in the draft?? Acquiring Gasol, while it might not have had instant ramifications on the court, would have given us someone to sell to other players. Pairing up a star WITH Gasol has proven success.....and now there is absolutely no fruits for Morey's labor.
good god, this trade needs to happen. and if it does, who knows if the other plans the Rockets had might still be there.
No - it goes out to the team that gives away much more salary than they take back. That`s basically the reason for this trade failing: LA gets the young superstar AND saves a ton of salary (and in the process getting a big trade exception). While NO takes on a ton of salary on long contracts without getting a superstar or a young guy they can build around. All of this means the other owners lose money.
That's not how trade exceptions work. The trade exception would have been generated when the Lakers traded Lamar Odom into New Orleans's cap space. Those trade exceptions are non-transferable.
David Stern statement: “Since the NBA purchased the New Orleans Hornets, final responsibility for significant management decisions lies with the Commissioner's Office in consultation with team chairman Jac Sperling. All decisions are made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Hornets. In the case of the trade proposal that was made to the Hornets for Chris Paul, we decided, free from the influence of other NBA owners, that the team was better served with Chris in a Hornets uniform than by the outcome of the terms of that trade.
He can say this all he wants, but the trade will end up happening. If they block the appeal, the NBA will get sued like crazy by the player's union, and Stern's case won't hold up in court.
Translation: "The Hornets franchise will be easier to sell if there is significantly reduced payroll, rather than the $31.1M in salary (for QUALITY PLAYERS, mind you) being added through the proposed trade."
That's accurate. That said, I feel the trade will still happen, unless the NBA wants to be sued into oblivion and lose in court.
