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Morey must really value Lowry.
Paul might refuse to play in Houston, or the Hornets may refuse to trade him to Houston.
SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears If the Rockets land Gasol in 3-way trade, expect them to make a strong run at Nuggets free agent center Nene,...
Chris_Broussard Chris Broussard Hou has what New Orl wants in trade 4 CP: established players (Scola, KMart), youth (Budinger, Patterson),...
It won't be Scola. Why would NO want Scola? It's got to be Lowry and young guys/assets.
I like Morey going for a C that can play on both sides of the floor. I just wonder what he'll have to give up.
That's the way I'm seeing it.
I guess our assets may have some value after all if the Hornets are considering this deal.
Pau's ws/48 = .232 Moneyball at work here.
ChrisMannixSI Chris Mannix Piggybacking off @sam_amick tweet, Lakers/Rockets/Hornets discussing a deal that would send CP3 to LA, Pau to Houston....
If we get Bynum or Gasol, it would be the Hornets who ultimately end up with our "average" assets for Paul.
Paul must not want to play in Houston. Otherwise, Morey would be trying to trade for him straight up, right?
Pau or Bynum?
I can't see Paul signing at 5 mill per, no matter how favorable every other factor is.
I would argue that the results of tanking are "completely mixed" as well. At least we have a competitive team to watch every night.
This is terrible, but not as bad as when Elie left for the Spurs, or Shandn Andersn signed with the Rockets.
Those three players would take up the whole cap. They would have to trade one of them to get Paul, unless he signed an MLE type contract.
Lowry's young and on a bargain contract. Martin could easily be moved to a third team for more attractive pieces. Pat Pat, Morris, Bud, picks,...
With CP3 already in Houston at that point, his buddy CLee as the starting 2, and a full max contract available, maybe Houston seems like a pretty...
I may be crazy, but I think all of this is shaping up pretty well for the Rox. The Rockets are probably the last team the Hornets want to deal...
