Hornets trade Chris Paul to Clippers for Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, good pick, Aminu

[Aussie Dunker]

Gordon is due an extension as well. Give me Paul over being forced to pay Gordan 12 mill a year.

All this is a no brainer. Can't believe anyone could say otherwise.

Pretty sure it will be even steeper than this... Rudy gay signed 5 years for 80 mill right? It will be something like this...

[Kobr]

Only Clipper fans would be this upset about landing CP3. I get that you guys are used to a history of failure, but this wasn't a robbery. You gave up Gordon and the Minny pick (chances to be good) for Chris Paul (already proven to be good). Yeah, if the pick ends up being the #1 and Gordon ends up greatly improving it's not going to feel great, but if CP3 can lead that Hornets team into the playoffs almost by himself, imagine what he can do with Griffin and Jordan in the front court, plus a veteran like Caron Butler.

I don't see this trade being anything like the Kyrie Irving pick trade.

[Blue&Orange]

I predict clippers fans will stop whining after a couple CP3 games as a clipper.

[Fiasco]

STFU, you have Chris Paul & Blake Griffin, you will win go like 45-21 and then win 55-60 the year after.

You are now elite, you were crap before.

We're not elite anything. Zero depth in a condensed season means we're going to lose a ton of games. Chris Paul can't play 40 minutes every game with this schedule.

Clippers fan with loser mentality. Wow

Loser mentality? We just traded everything that could have made us a winner for one player. A point guard with a hobbled knee.

Colour me unimpressed. We were bidding against ourselves the entire time and we somehow still lose.

[brantonli]

I've got to say, when it comes your turn to have a chance to trade for a superstar, you go ahead and do it. No excuses. Obviously you don't gut your entire team to do it (and the Clips have not done it this time) but you pony up because superstars don't come around on the trading block very often. Much better trade from Hornets point of view too.

[BGriffin's Dad]

Only Clipper fans would be this upset about landing CP3. I get that you guys are used to a history of failure, but this wasn't a robbery. You gave up Gordon and the Minny pick (chances to be good) for Chris Paul (already proven to be good). Yeah, if the pick ends up being the #1 and Gordon ends up greatly improving it's not going to feel great, but if CP3 can lead that Hornets team into the playoffs almost by himself, imagine what he can do with Griffin and Jordan in the front court, plus a veteran like Caron Butler.

I don't see this trade being anything like the Kyrie Irving pick trade.

this..

i do wish we could've kept EJ or gotten someone like Ariza/Okafor back in the trade but shit.. there was no way we were going to land CP3 in free agency

i for one am excited

[IGOTGAME]

We're not elite anything. Zero depth in a condensed season means we're going to lose a ton of games. Chris Paul can't play 40 minutes every game with this schedule.



Loser mentality? We just traded everything that could have made us a winner for one player. A point guard with a hobbled knee.

Colour me unimpressed. We were bidding against ourselves the entire time and we somehow still lose.

the Clippers are an elite team now. enjoy it. they will be winners now with Chris Paul. Don't gamble your future on a lotto pick.

[hawkfan]

Only Clipper fans would be this upset about landing CP3. I get that you guys are used to a history of failure, but this wasn't a robbery. You gave up Gordon and the Minny pick (chances to be good) for Chris Paul (already proven to be good). Yeah, if the pick ends up being the #1 and Gordon ends up greatly improving it's not going to feel great, but if CP3 can lead that Hornets team into the playoffs almost by himself, imagine what he can do with Griffin and Jordan in the front court, plus a veteran like Caron Butler.

I don't see this trade being anything like the Kyrie Irving pick trade.

So starting lineup is:

PG: Paul
SG: Bledsoe or Billups
SF: Butler
PF: Griffin
C: Jordan

Trade Williams or amnesty him and then sign Dalembert for defense up front. Dalembert and Griffin will block a lot of shots. Paul and Billups will find Dalembert for a lot of dunks.

The Clippers have a smart basketball team with Paul, Billups, Butler.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

We're not elite anything. Zero depth in a condensed season means we're going to lose a ton of games. Chris Paul can't play 40 minutes every game with this schedule.

We're so used to losing, winning just doesn't seem logical.

[Collie]

[DevilsAssassin]

This

[ballsohard247]

Maybe this was the basketball reason.

[LAClipsFan33]

So starting lineup is:

PG: Paul
SG: Bledsoe or Billups
SF: Butler
PF: Griffin
C: Jordan

Trade Williams or amnesty him and then sign Dalembert for defense up front. Dalembert and Griffin will block a lot of shots. Paul and Billups will find Dalembert for a lot of dunks.

The Clippers have a smart basketball team with Paul, Billups, Butler.

PG : Paul
SG : Foye
SF: Butler

or

PG: Paul
SG: Butler
SF: Gomes

This is more realistic

Neither Chancey Billups or Eric Bledsoe are going to be assigned to guard SGs or play SG if Del Negro has ANY sense

[supe12sta12z]

Clippers sucked for so long that their Fans were and still are overvaluing their players and draft picks. CP3 is going to change the way the Clippers play the game. They'll now have a coach on the floor and will control the flow of the game. Not very many players in the league are this good mentally and physically. Clipper fans will forget all about so called lopsided trade a month into the season.

[Collie]

Just flip Mo Williams for a decent SG and they'd be set.