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octothorp · 12-06-2011, 09:36 AM

Yeah, I don't have a problem with it because LA could actually give back reasonable compensation to New Orleans and Orlando. Something like Bynum and Odom for Howard and Turkoglu; Orlando gets a good young center and get away from the awful Turk contract (which LA can afford to swallow). Assuming Orlando amnesties Arenas, they aren't in too bad a shape.
Getting something that makes sense for New Orleans would be trickier, but their roster is so bare bones right now, they could use free agency to fill the holes; gut in Gasol and Okafor, they'd have some great big men to build around.

At the same time, the optics would be awful for the league if they're still owning the Hornets and send Paul to LA. Hard to deny that there's a conflict of interest in them moving one of the best stars to the biggest market.

edit: According to CBS, New Orleans has no interest in Gasol. I don't think he makes sense for Orlando either, which is an old team that needs to get younger. So LA is probably just stuck with one or the other. And really, Bryant, Gasol, and Paul would have a great shot at a title for the next couple years, and then they can retool around Paul in 2014 when Bryant and Gasol are up.

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octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	Yeah, I don't have a problem with it because LA could actually give back reasonable compensation to New Orleans and Orlando. Something like Bynum and Odom for Howard and Turkoglu; Orlando gets a good young center and get away from the awful Turk contract (which LA can afford to swallow). Assuming Orlando amnesties Arenas, they aren't in too bad a shape. Getting something that makes sense for New Orleans would be trickier, but their roster is so bare bones right now, they could use free agency to fill the holes; gut in Gasol and Okafor, they'd have some great big men to build around. At the same time, the optics would be awful for the league if they're still owning the Hornets and send Paul to LA. Hard to deny that there's a conflict of interest in them moving one of the best stars to the biggest market. edit: According to CBS, New Orleans has no interest in Gasol. I don't think he makes sense for Orlando either, which is an old team that needs to get younger. So LA is probably just stuck with one or the other. And really, Bryant, Gasol, and Paul would have a great shot at a title for the next couple years, and then they can retool around Paul in 2014 when Bryant and Gasol are up. Last edited by octothorp; 12-06-2011 at 10:44 AM.