chris paul

So this happened again: The Los Angeles Lakers have pulled out of the three-team deal with New Orleans and Houston that would have landed Chris Paul in L.A., according to sources close to the talks. The reason for the Lakers' withdrawal was not immediately known. Which means this is happening again Twitter / @ChrisMannixSI: Two rival GM's say they [...]

Source — Chris Paul-to-Los Angeles Lakers trade resubmitted – ESPN Los Angeles via kwout This is going to happen somehow.  The league directive is for the Hornets to get younger and more assets… which may mean Andrew Bynum goes in the deal.  If Bynum goes in the deal you can rule out Dwight Howard to [...]

Twitter / @WojYahooNBA: New Orleans, Houston and L … via kwout I think at this point, Chris Paul will end up with the Lakers.  The question is, how does this work out where the league accepts the deal?  (a) Include Bynum, so the Lakers don't have the threat of acquiring Dwight Howard.  (b) Take some [...]

Twitter / @sam_amick: Executive involved in the … via kwout What..The…HELL….Is going on in the NBA?  I'm at a total loss.  Stay tuned, I guess. UPDATE:  Per Woj: The NBA has caved to pressure from owners that the appearance of this deal, on heels of lockout, had to be stopped, sources tell Y! Sports. [...]

Twitter / @WojYahooNBA: Hornets working to finaliz … via kwout Starting a new post just to manage this a little bit better.  Let's see how this all shakes out.  [...]

Twitter / @WojYahooNBA: The Hornets have started t … via kwout According to Woj, he's going for Bynum and Odom.  I guess that means no pursuit of Chris Paul.  And it leaves the Lakers pretty soft in the middle.  There's got to be more to this deal, right? And I guess that means Rondo is [...]

It appeared the Celtics had fallen to the back of the pack in the Chris Paul sweepstakes. For much of the afternoon, Twitter exploded with reports that Houston and the Lakers were working on a three-team deal that would have shipped Pau Gasol to Houston, CP3 to LA, and Luis Scola/Kelvin Martin and others to [...]

You know what they say about pictures.  We know what they're worth.  And for Celtics fans, this photo might best encapsulate why Danny Ainge is willing to trade away Rajon Rondo for Chris Paul, and risk Paul playing no more than a year in Boston.  Doc Rivers, shortly after winning the Celtics 17th championship in [...]

Wouldn't that be a kick in the groin? The Celtics are finally able to negotiate a deal for Chris Paul, but Jeff Green comes along and says "Not so fast…" Berger did not issue a follow-up tweet, so I'm not exactly sure of the specifics on the leverage. Regarding Delonte West, Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski has [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Various executives believe that the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are thus the two most likely landing spots for Paul, but sources with knowledge of New Orleans' thinking said late [...]