LukeWalton
06-18-2019, 09:57 PM
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2841702-trade-packages-and-landing-spots-for-chris-paul#slide4
I hope he doesn't go to the Spurs :facepalm
[QUOTE]Minnesota Timberwolves: Paul for Andrew Wiggins and Jeff Teague
1 OF 5
Stacy Bengs/Associated Press
Minnesota Timberwolves get: Chris Paul
Houston Rockets get: Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague
This would be a swap of bad contracts in hopes that a fresh start would rejuvenate all of the players involved.
Wiggins has been largely disappointing throughout his five-year career, and he has four years remaining on the max extension he signed in October 2017. Putting him next to Harden, in a situation where he'd have less responsibility as a primary creator on offense, would give him a new lease on life in the NBA.
Teague's expiring contract will help the Rockets clear some money off their books after 2019-20 while giving them a proven short-term solution at point guard.
With Derrick Rose likely priced out of a return and Tyus Jones entering restricted free agency, the Timberwolves need help at point guard. New president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas spent more than a decade in the Rockets' front office and was involved in the decision to trade for Paul in the first place.
Given their preexisting relationship, Rosas could sell Paul on the young Timberwolves as a landing spot for the final years of his career.
Miami Heat: Paul and Clint Capela for Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic
2 OF 5
Matt Slocum/Associated Press
Miami Heat get: Chris Paul, Clint Capela
Houston Rockets get: Hassan Whiteside, Goran Dragic
Paul is close friends with Dwyane Wade, who retired at the end of the season but still has strong ties to Miami Heat. He would fit into the culture of hard work established throughout the organization by team president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra.
Including Capela, whom the Rockets seem ready to move on from, would give the Heat a strong rim protector and finisher who has proved to work well with Paul.
Whiteside has been open about his frustration with his role in Miami and would assuredly welcome a change of scenery in Houston. Both he and Dragic are entering the final year of their contracts, which will help the Rockets as they look to clear long-term salary to continue to build around Harden for the rest of his prime.
In the meantime, both players will allow the Rockets to remain competitive next season.
Washington Wizards: Paul for John Wall and a 1st-Round Pick
3 OF 5
Doug McSchooler/Associated Press
Washington Wizards get: Chris Paul
Houston Rockets get: John Wall, a future first-round pick
This is a straight swap of All-Star point guards in toxic situations with huge contracts and health concerns.
Wall's deal is just as onerous as Paul's (more than $170 million over the next four seasons), and he'll spend much of the 2019-20 season rehabbing a torn Achilles. That short-term sunk cost and the extra year on Wall's contract is why Washington would have to include a first-round pick.
Once Wall gets healthy, Houston would be betting that he and Harden can fit together better than Harden and Paul did.
The Wizards, meanwhile, would get out from under Paul's contract one year earlier than they would with Wall's. They'd get more short-term production out of a (relatively) healthy Paul next to Bradley Beal as they look to get back to the playoffs after a disastrous 2018-19 season ravaged by injuries and dysfunction.
San Antonio Spurs: Paul for DeMar DeRozan and Patty Mills
4 OF 5
David Zalubowski/Associated Press
San Antonio Spurs get: Chris Paul
Houston Rockets get: DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills
Chris Paul and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich feel like a match made in heaven. Paul would have an ideal pick-and-pop partner in LaMarcus Aldridge, too.
As presently constructed, the Spurs are never going to be more than they are right now
I hope he doesn't go to the Spurs :facepalm
[QUOTE]Minnesota Timberwolves: Paul for Andrew Wiggins and Jeff Teague
1 OF 5
Stacy Bengs/Associated Press
Minnesota Timberwolves get: Chris Paul
Houston Rockets get: Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague
This would be a swap of bad contracts in hopes that a fresh start would rejuvenate all of the players involved.
Wiggins has been largely disappointing throughout his five-year career, and he has four years remaining on the max extension he signed in October 2017. Putting him next to Harden, in a situation where he'd have less responsibility as a primary creator on offense, would give him a new lease on life in the NBA.
Teague's expiring contract will help the Rockets clear some money off their books after 2019-20 while giving them a proven short-term solution at point guard.
With Derrick Rose likely priced out of a return and Tyus Jones entering restricted free agency, the Timberwolves need help at point guard. New president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas spent more than a decade in the Rockets' front office and was involved in the decision to trade for Paul in the first place.
Given their preexisting relationship, Rosas could sell Paul on the young Timberwolves as a landing spot for the final years of his career.
Miami Heat: Paul and Clint Capela for Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic
2 OF 5
Matt Slocum/Associated Press
Miami Heat get: Chris Paul, Clint Capela
Houston Rockets get: Hassan Whiteside, Goran Dragic
Paul is close friends with Dwyane Wade, who retired at the end of the season but still has strong ties to Miami Heat. He would fit into the culture of hard work established throughout the organization by team president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra.
Including Capela, whom the Rockets seem ready to move on from, would give the Heat a strong rim protector and finisher who has proved to work well with Paul.
Whiteside has been open about his frustration with his role in Miami and would assuredly welcome a change of scenery in Houston. Both he and Dragic are entering the final year of their contracts, which will help the Rockets as they look to clear long-term salary to continue to build around Harden for the rest of his prime.
In the meantime, both players will allow the Rockets to remain competitive next season.
Washington Wizards: Paul for John Wall and a 1st-Round Pick
3 OF 5
Doug McSchooler/Associated Press
Washington Wizards get: Chris Paul
Houston Rockets get: John Wall, a future first-round pick
This is a straight swap of All-Star point guards in toxic situations with huge contracts and health concerns.
Wall's deal is just as onerous as Paul's (more than $170 million over the next four seasons), and he'll spend much of the 2019-20 season rehabbing a torn Achilles. That short-term sunk cost and the extra year on Wall's contract is why Washington would have to include a first-round pick.
Once Wall gets healthy, Houston would be betting that he and Harden can fit together better than Harden and Paul did.
The Wizards, meanwhile, would get out from under Paul's contract one year earlier than they would with Wall's. They'd get more short-term production out of a (relatively) healthy Paul next to Bradley Beal as they look to get back to the playoffs after a disastrous 2018-19 season ravaged by injuries and dysfunction.
San Antonio Spurs: Paul for DeMar DeRozan and Patty Mills
4 OF 5
David Zalubowski/Associated Press
San Antonio Spurs get: Chris Paul
Houston Rockets get: DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills
Chris Paul and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich feel like a match made in heaven. Paul would have an ideal pick-and-pop partner in LaMarcus Aldridge, too.
As presently constructed, the Spurs are never going to be more than they are right now