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Does this trade make David Stern eligible for executive of the year?
Fair's fair, and after all of the criticism of recent days it needs to be pointed out that Stern wound up doing better in the long run for the Hornets franchise -- and the demands of the NBA overall -- by trading Chris Paul to the Clippers than to the Lakers.
The original three-team trade with the Lakers and Rockets would have provided the Hornets with Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, Goran Dragic a first-round draft pick and an unhappy Lamar Odom, who wanted no part of being in New Orleans and would have added to the local fans' dissatisfaction of losing Paul. All the same, that looked like a good deal at the time for the Hornets, since they appeared to be operating from a position of weakness based on the certainty of Paul's departure as an unrestricted free agent next summer.
The Clippers, the league’s punchline, have acquired Chris Paul and two second-round picks in exchange for (deep breath) Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu and the Timberwolves’ unprotected first-round pick.... more »
The Clippers now have put pressure on the Lakers, and how funny a sentence is that? They have become the talk of the town, exciting and packed with all kinds of promise, while it's the same old Lakers. more »
The Lakers were hit with a two-by-four of bad news Wednesday, Chris Paul heading to the Clippers and Dwight Howard heading nowhere. The Lakers were privately fuming Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of their front... more »
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