it’s going to come down to NJ and CLT for CP3 with NO having an outside chance (if they can get Melo). What do you think our chances are not that we have viable competition? Does NO still like what we have to offer? If Posey is included, then we have to include Diaw which means no Melo deal. UGGGH my head hurts.

why pay Paul tht much money if he doesnt wana be there and any player tht doesnt wana be with a team will lack a lil bit in there game if there not happy even if they dont mean to so either Paul rlly is happy or he is covering up something

From ESPN: "After his meeting with Hornets’ brass on Monday, Chris Paul released a statement indicating that everything was A-OK again in New Orleans and that he intended to play for the team for years to come.

But we highlighted a few reports that were dubious of such claims. Publicly, Paul may have been playing it nice. After all, players aren’t allowed to publicly demand trades. But privately, some believed he was still looking to be traded out of town.

Yet, on Thursday, John Reid of the Times-Picayune is citing a source that says Paul is indeed back on board in New Orleans.

“After hearing [Del] Demps’ plan for retooling the roster, Paul, a three-time All-Star, is on board with the team’s direction and will not seek to force a trade, according to sources close to him,” Reid reports.

Although this certainly could be valid, conflicting reports are still giving us some pause here.

And it’s still likely that even with this report, it won’t stop teams from continuing to contact the Hornets about a possible Paul trade, even though it’s been widely reported the Hornets are rebuffing all trade inquires for Paul.
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