Chris Paul trade saga provides Major League Soccer insights
It's almost impossible to have escaped the saga of the Chris Paul trade(s) in the NBA but just in case you have, here are a couple of need-to-know facts.
- Ownership of the New Orleans Hornets (Chris Paul's now former team) was sold to the NBA back in December 2010
- Every owner in the NBA owns 1/29th of the Hornets but does not have any direct say in day-to-day operations
- NBA commissioner David Stern had given full authority to Hornets General Manager Dell Demps to make whatever player moves he felt were in the team's best interest
- The Hornets best player and NBA superstar Chris Paul was under contract for only one more season
- Chris Paul recently told the Hornets he didn't want to sign with them after this season and would like to be traded
- Rather than see the Hornets get nothing when Paul walks this summer, GM Demps worked out a three-way trade less than two weeks ago that would have shipped Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers and had a couple of players from the Lakers and the Houston Rockets come to the Hornets.
Hot Time In Old Town @ Dec 18, 2011 6:55 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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