Why you shouldn't feel bad for Chris Paul: He's still gettin PAID.

by jmpalomo on Dec 9, 2011 1:07 PM EST

Chris Paul will make $16.3million this year no matter where he plays. He will then have the option to make $17million next year or become a free agent.

So he doesn't get to play for the Laker this year. So what? He can sign with them next year or the year after.

The NBPA is starting to go down a new road when it comes to how a Union and a Professional League do business.

The NFLPA does not care where a player plays as long as he is getting paid and his Benefits are taken care off.

The MLB Players Union does not care where a player plays as long as he is getting paid and his Benefits are taken care off.

To these 2 Unions you can play for the Raiders, Yankees, Rays, Twins or Royals. They could care less. If their players are getting paid then that's all that matters. Their Union has done their job of making sure the players are paid what was agreed upon.

Chris Paul is a member of the Executive Council of the NBPA. Now he wants to sue because he will be making $16.3million in New Orleans instead of making $16.3million with the Lakers. That is going to be a real funny lawsuit. He has lost $0 dollars. What's he going to win? New Orleans will take a massive hit with ticket sales if Chris Paul leaves. I ain't going to watch them when they come to Verizon Center if Chris Paul isn't there. No thanks. Those tickets will get killed on the secondary market.

Unfortunately, David Stern owns the New Orleans franchise at the moment. The GM should have checked in with him before he informed the rest of the league. Learn from some of the other GM's who make it a point to not comment until a trade is consummated.

So he has to wait another year. So he has to wait until the contract he signed has expired. Then he can go to any team he chooses to go to. What a country!

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This is absurd.

The outrage stems from the league breaking a good faith agreement to act as a steward in the best interest of the franchise. Think the Hornets can do better? Pradamaster’s projected NO’s trade prospect’s quite nicely. The NBA used their role as a team owner to execute a league agenda at the expense of the franchise. The trade market for Chris Paul is no longer open because of a league decision. That’s a big deal.

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by Bullet Nation in Exile on Dec 9, 2011 1:34 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

A team trading a franchise player for a few good players is always worst off

It was an Owners decision.
Wait till next year

by jmpalomo on Dec 9, 2011 1:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Denver last season

Seems to be the exception to that rule. Generally, it’s true. The Barkley trade is a good example. However, if a team gets cap space and picks, it can set itself up to snag another superstar/build a good good core.

by GJennings on Dec 10, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions

"Good Faith Agreement" now thats Absurd- signed Carlos Boozer

by jmpalomo on Dec 9, 2011 1:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

see BAB's comment

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by Bullet Nation in Exile on Dec 9, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions

"Unfortunately, David Stern owns the New Orleans franchise at the moment. The GM should have checked in with him before he informed the rest of the league. Learn from some of the other GM's who make it a point to not comment until a trade is consummated"

That is factually untrue. Demps was given full authority on purpose to avoid conflict issues. He acted as he was supposed to. Stern used his overall league powers to squash it. I’m not sure you fully understand this issue.

I don’t feel bad for Chris Paul. Just New Orleans.

by BayAreaBullet on Dec 9, 2011 1:44 PM EST reply actions

Full athority? really? Obviously, NOT

by jmpalomo on Dec 9, 2011 1:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

That was the good faith agreement

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by Bullet Nation in Exile on Dec 9, 2011 1:52 PM EST up reply actions

Sigh

There have been numerous articles talking about this. He was given full authority as it would be a conflict of interest for owners to make decisions for ateam competing against there own. Demps did what he was supposed. Stern acted as commissioner to overturn it. Everything runs through the league at the end and normally only malfeasance can overturn it(Juwan Howard to the Heat). I’m not sure how to say this any more politlely. You very clearly don’t know what you are talking about. You might wanna take a breath and read some stuff.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7334694/nba-lingering-questions-chris-paul-trade

by BayAreaBullet on Dec 9, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Stern did not act as the Commissioner. He acted as the Owner of the Hornets

Big Difference

by jmpalomo on Dec 9, 2011 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

seems like you let your feelings about players and owners get in the way of facts.

by DCrez on Dec 9, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions

This whole thing stinks of Dan Gilbert

This dude is fricking incredible. He’s still soooo steamed about losing LeBron that even after having the lottery rigged so he gets 2 (EFFING TWO!!!!!!) top 5 (TOP EFFING FIVE!!!!) picks in the draft that he would be DAMNED if another superstar left his original team. The guy has proven time and time again that he is childish, stubborn, and petty beyond belief.

by Ron Carlos Jeines on Dec 9, 2011 2:55 PM EST reply actions

But none of the top five picks on his team are surefire superstars, though Kyrie should be at least a decent NBA vet when it's all said and done

Chris was a surefire star when he got drafted.

by thewiz06 on Dec 9, 2011 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

and Gilbert isn't just fighting for the Cavs, but maybe he's the "vocal leader" for the "small market" contingent

by thewiz06 on Dec 9, 2011 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

that's exactly it, the guy has been a hysterical bitch since Lebron left.

Apparently now he is complaining that Cleveland doesnt have the demographics he thought it did and that it’s all so unfair and blah blah blah. That guy is the worst

by DCrez on Dec 9, 2011 6:04 PM EST up reply actions

"But I thought the front-runners would stay!"

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by Bullet Nation in Exile on Dec 10, 2011 8:26 AM EST up reply actions

Don't get me wrong

I’m not a Dan Gilbert defender, but watching Lebron leave Cleveland, Bosh leave Toronto, Melo muscle his way out of Denver to the team of his choosing, and the Jazz have to launch a pre-emptive strike to make sure they didn’t have the same thing happen with Deron Williams, makes me agree that something has to be done to improve league parity.

However, his position on this trade is pretty absurd. It’s not a bad deal for Hornets. A team of Martin, Odom, Okafor looks like a borderline playoff team in the West. The first round pick belongs to the Wolves, so it’ll be probably pretty decent (though Adelman is an amazing coach, so maybe not).

Good teams often have good players. Having good players means you can trade them for good players. LA will probably feel the sting of losing Gasol and Odom more than it feels the benefits of having Paul. What do you think a team like the Grizzlies will do to Laker’s frontline?

by GJennings on Dec 10, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

One of the main points is that Chris Paul,

if traded to the Lakers today would sign an extension with them, adding another $50 million or whatever the total length of the contract comes to. He does not want to extend with New Orleans, so he will now have to wait. Yes, he still makes the same money this year, but what happens if he gets injured during the first week of the season as a Hornet? Then he would never have the opportunity to extend with anyone for the money that he could make on an extension today. You have to think long term, not just his contract this year.

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by PhenomenalSwag on Dec 9, 2011 4:40 PM EST reply actions

I'll let Jay Caspian Kang of Grantland say it because I can't say it better myself

“Within the highly racialized arena of American sports, and especially in the NBA, objections to “complaining players,” and the general edict of “shut up and take your money,” always carry the unmistakable air of racial prejudice."

by marc.nicholls1 on Dec 9, 2011 10:15 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Where theres no whee

by jmpalomo on Dec 10, 2011 6:58 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

what?

by marc.nicholls1 on Dec 10, 2011 12:31 PM EST up reply actions

If Pau Gasol was going to NO instead of good players this trade would have been approved

Superstar for a superstar

by jmpalomo on Dec 10, 2011 7:01 AM EST via mobile reply actions

so pau going to the hornets

would’ve been better than what they were getting?

by marc.nicholls1 on Dec 10, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think so

It’s more about what the Lakers are giving up than what NO is receiving. Because IF NO chose to just take Pao, they obviously could have, since LA is giving him away anyway. They preferred HOU assets.

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by returnofswagger on Dec 10, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Teams are successful due to having at least one great player

Portland and Milwaukee are full of really nice players but will never be very very good.

by jmpalomo on Dec 11, 2011 6:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Not Always True

The Piston championship team was more about a lot of really good guys than any one great guy. Who was the great player on that team? Wallace? Billups? Hamilton?

The Bibby-Webber Sacramento Kings should also be 1) champs and 2)an example of the “great team, no great player” model. However, the refs cheated. I am still shocked to this day that more people are not upset, because that was a beautiful team to watch.

by GJennings on Dec 11, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs