ESPN analyst Chris Broussard reports from his sources that Chris Paul has a “50/50” shot of leaving New Orleans to either of the above mentioned teams. Paul is looking to enter a team that has potential to win a Championship and can be a contending team—whether it is for the future decade or for next year is unknown, but winning is the goal. Surprise surprise.
Paul cannot leave his current team the Hornets without their permission and decision—but because of the poor economic state of the team, they simply might not be able to afford to keep him. Paul was injured last season and since his All-Star value is immense, the tension arises as to how the Hornets could pin the hornet on the Paul. Plus, the rising star in Darren Collison fulfills a potential point guard role for the future of the organization. You might remember Collison last year when Paul was injured; Collision threw some serious numbers on the box score with a bunch of 20-point games and a few 30 point games. The 23 year-old also dished out multiple 14+ assists games—even one 20 assist game!
But I digress; so let’s go back to Paul, where will he go? Of course I’d hope that such a prized player lands in Madison Square for a New York future in Stoudemire and Paul. If Paul were to come to New York, New York’s economy might also increase by a billion dollars like it did in Miami after the free agent signing. The Knicks can actually compete in the league and make a dent in the playoffs, rather than eating popcorn during the first round.
Or will he go to Dallas with Nowitzki and learn tips from the Kidd. The Mavericks are unbelievably strong in terms of the players on paper and this could be Paul’s home. Besides, he would reunite with Tyson Chandler!
Or will he go to Portland? Much youth and potential in Roy, Oden, Fernandez, Aldridge, Bayless, Cunningham, Babbitt, Johnson, Mills—seems like everyone was born after 84’! There are good amounts of talented youth and they are a team that does damage—at least they have shown capabilities!
Or will he go to Orlando, the serious contenders in the East? With Jameer Nelson being a bit outsized and injure prone, this could be the right piece of the puzzle for Orlando to finally win a title. Imagine alley-oops from Paul to Howard over and over and over again. If Paul can turn Chandler into one of the most frequent dunkers in the league (during the season they had together), then what would Paul do with a player with the most amount of dunks in the league year after year?
Where is he going to go? I have no idea and I don’t have the sources that could tell me where he will go but what I do know is this—Paul in any team other than the Hornets instantly pushes team xyz to the playoffs and probably into the top 5 seeds (of course I mean in terms of the teams listed above). Either way, no matter where he goes—he will become a magnet for Carmelo Anthony’s “decision” next year. And that’s the draw owners might be thinking about.
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