That’s why I’m positioning myself at the start of the 2011-12 season, and flipping the actual Chris Paul trade (to the Clippers) for the one tha… Wow! The final final say. He also had 10 assists and seven rebounds.On July 8, 2018, Paul signed a four-year, $160 million maximum contract extension with the Rockets.He debuted for the Thunder in a 100–95 loss to the Standing 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighing 175 pounds (79 kg), Paul plays Paul prefers playing in the half court versus playing up-tempo.Paul married his college sweetheart, Jada Crawley, on September 10, 2011.Paul's brother, C.J., played college basketball at Early seasons in New Orleans/Oklahoma City (2005–2007)Early seasons in New Orleans/Oklahoma City (2005–2007)During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their "With a new deal that's six or 10 years (long), I wouldn't look to a 24- or 48-hour period (as evidence how it will work). In 2011, the Lakers were set to acquire Hornets PG Chris Paul. Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the Hornets played most of their games in Oklahoma City in his first two seasons with the Hornets. But we'll see how it plays out. The Hornets had increased their season ticket base from just over 6,000 last season to 10,019 as of Thursday afternoon.Paul was drafted No. But a lot has changed since and the urgency to go after the 10-time All-Star is not as high as that of in 2011. Imagine how he must feel. Chris Paul has a very expensive contract at the moment and Lakers would have to some heavy bidding to make the deal possible. But ultimately the decision rests with the league office.

On the eve of the sport's formal re-opening for business after a five-month lockout, NBA commissioner David Stern sent shockwaves throughout the league Thursday night by nixing the league-owned Within an hour of the Hornets striking an agreement in principle with the Lakers and Amid a stream of reports that angry owners were demanding the trade be vetoed, on the same day those owners had gathered in New York to ratify a new labor pact purportedly designed to foster competitive balance and prevent small-market teams from being raided for their stars, league officials tried to dispute claims of a revolt by insisting that the decision was Stern's. In 2011, a blockbuster trade between Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers to play with late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Nonetheless, considering a swap deal for him remains feasible, according to It will take an extensive study before the Lakers pull the trigger on the move that would allow Paul to team up with LeBron James. "Superstars, under any collective bargaining agreement, will always have tremendous leverage in this league, because an individual player can be so impactful on a franchise. "It's not true that the owners killed the deal," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said.

"Man, I'm just in total disbelief about all of this," Odom added. Chris Paul, who spearheaded OKC’s charge on Wednesday, is back in the Lakers’ rumor mill as a blockbuster trade involving a bunch of L.A.’s starters is projected to be in the works. The 2011-12 season was shortened due to a lockout regarding the signing of a new CBA and it started on December 25. "They don't want my services, for whatever reason. Nine years and already a number of transfers since his stalled move to the Lakers, Paul has found himself in a familiar discussion that links him to the storied franchise. "The proposed trade would have sent Paul to the Lakers, But Stern stepped in to nix the swap and leave all three teams with several shell-shocked players and officials heading into Friday's scheduled start of training camps, after the commissioner insisted for months that Hornets general manager Dell Demps and the rest of the team's front office had autonomy over basketball decisions.

"Oh, lord. ""Imagine how Pau feels," Odom told the Times. Chris Paul has a very expensive contract at the moment and Lakers would have to some heavy bidding to make the deal possible. "I'm happy that people are back to talking about basketball," Stern said. Chris Paul, who spearheaded OKC’s charge on Wednesday, is back in the Lakers’ rumor mill as a blockbuster trade involving a bunch of L.A.’s starters is projected to be in the works.