Comments on: Pistons have NO chance of trading for Chris Paul

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:02:20 +0000

Paul has give no indication he wants out of New Orleans.

And I doubt Detroit would be on the top of his list. The Pistons won 32.9 percent of their games this year. The Hornets won 37.8 percent (14-23) of their games without Paul.

By: danny

danny — Sat, 15 May 2010 17:03:26 +0000

I didnt read the original article, but would imagine any thought of trading Paul would come from him wanting out of NO, which I think is very possible. There franchise has done nothing since theyve been in the league, and theyve been through several coaches already in Pauls short career. If he does want out, I think Detroit would be near the top of his list. Why not come and play for a proven winner and a gm who knows how to build a team.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:47:00 +0000

1. The Hornets have a couple expiring contracts and will try to become a good team around Paul. He's an amazing piece to start with.

2. Paul sells tickets. Collison doesn't, which means he's the one to go.

I don't think the trades are that far-fetched. You have to consider that the Hornets don't want to trade Paul. So, Detroit has to offer a ton to just get them interested.

The Lakers signed Shaq as a free agent, so they didn't have to give up anything for him. Not sure what you meant by that.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:43:26 +0000

That’s a lot to add without giving anything up.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:42:06 +0000

New Orleans might want to shed a little payroll, or not (with its new owner.) But Chris Paul sells tickets, so the Hornets aren’t looking to cut him from the books.

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:40:46 +0000

The trades aren't based on how much Detroit would give up or how much Detroit would want Paul. They're based on what it would take New Orleans to trade him.

As you can see, the gap between those sides is too great. Paul won't be a Piston.

By: boobooman

boobooman — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:18:45 +0000

Come on, man…The reality of their situation is somewhere in outer space…There are two huge points that you neglected to metion that mitigates Paul’s value: #1- The Hornets, even with CP3 are not a good team. – #2- The Hornets third best player, Collison, plays the same position as CP3- at about $10 million less per season.

Now before anyone post the idea of “both guys playing” , I will give the opinion, humbly that neither of these guy are as effective without the ball in their hands, and both are far too small to guard the “2″ position.

If some team was willing to take Okafor’s crappy contract off their hands as inclusion to a possible trade, that would further mitigate CP3′s value. The huge amoun of first round picks is just a silly homeristic exaggeration by the New Orleans guys. Shaq in his prime didn’t cost LA that much- so perhaps the Hornet’s organization needs to temper their expectations.

Maybe they’re looking to trade Collison and package the young emerging PG with Okafor’s albatross of a contract…

By: Elijah Rushing

Elijah Rushing — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:29:11 +0000

first of all the center from kentucky[ Demarcus cousins] is an ok center but is very raw in skill set and very lazy and will not be a good fit for detroit. we need a good point guard, dominate YOUNG center and good power foward with wallace coming off the bench. AND DONT TRADE ARE ONLY PRODUCTIVE ROOKIE LAST YEAR JONAS

By: William Crockerham

William Crockerham — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:03:27 +0000

I don’t think any of those exorbitant ship and trade deals for Paul are realistic. If it were based on how much the Pistons should want a player of his ability, not even then. But in the final analysis it will be about the salaries of the players involved in any trade for Paul or any other player of that caliber. Where the Pistons are weak is where they won in the past, that would be in the post and in the paint. They might do better with Okafor, than for Paul. Detroit has managed keep good guard play going back to the ‘Bad Boys’ where they are lacking is at the forward and center positions. Are they going to beat you with team defense as in the past or are they going to outscore you. Paul doesn’t show the scoring ability of say a LeBron James or Kobe Bryant or even a Dwyane Wade, so what he offers is top notch guard play. And the Pistons already have that in a couple of players. Where need to go is into the post and the forward spots and get someone who can make them for get about Rasheed Wallace and a younger Ben Wallace. The center for Kentucky would be nice about now.

By: Blade03

Blade03 — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:36:51 +0000

Chris paul can definitely be used in Detroit and with him and gordon at the 2 as well as rip….that would be a good combination..we stil have c.v(hopefully is more agressive next season) at the 4 and big ben at the 5. and im sure we can find someone to put at the 3 since prince n jerebko would be gone. Joe dumars…pistons aren’t going anywhere without a good guard…ex: I.Thomas and C.Billups Stuckey is good at the 2 he isn’t ready for the 1 position, in my opinion.

Just something to consider. Im a Pistons fan no matter what happens.