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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
It is rumored that 5 teams were offering a package for Paul and New Orleans GM felt this was the best package.
Lets look at the rumors:
Golden State: Curry or Monta Ellis + Ekpe Udoh
Boston: Rondo+
New York: Amare
L.A.: Gasol + Odom (Martin, Odom, Scola, NYK 1ST)
Clippers: Bledsoe, Aminu, Kaman, Minnesota's 1st round pick
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All the offers there are better than the LA offer as NO gets younger and better talent in all those deals.
All the LA deal gives them is expensive crap that ensures they will be slightly below mediocre to bad for the next 5+ years.
At least with guys like Curry, Rondo, Bledsoe, Amare, they get relatviely young guys who are or have the potential to be elite guys.
Scola, Martin, Odom are decent 4/5th options on top teams but if these guys are going to be the base of your team going forward you are going nowhere very quickly. To trade a star like Paul and increase your salary is nuts.