Is Chris Paul betting on himself to get traded in the off season?

Buddy Hield is 27?!?!

New ESPN mock...

2020 NBA Mock Draft
PICK PLAYER TEAM HT POS AGE
1. CLE Anthony Edwards Georgia 6-3 225 SG 18.5
2. GSW James Wiseman Memphis 7-1 240 C 18.8
3. ATL Isaac Okoro Auburn 6-6 225 SG/SF 19.0
4. NYK LaMelo Ball Illawarra 6-7 190 PG 18.4
5. CHA Deni Avdija Maccabi 6-9 215 SG/SF 19.1
6. MIN Tyrese Maxey Kentucky 6-3 198 PG/SG 19.2
7. DET Onyeka Okongwu USC 6-9 245 PF/C 19.1
8. WAS Tyrese Haliburton Iowa St. 6-5 175 PG 19.9
9. CHI Obi Toppin Dayton 6-9 220 PF 21.9
10. PHX Nico Mannion Arizona 6-3 190 PG 18.9
11. SAC Cole Anthony UNC 6-3 190 PG/SG 19.7
12. NOP Killian Hayes Ulm 6-5 192 PG/SG 18.5
13. SAS RJ Hampton New Zealand 6-5 188 PG 19.0
14. BOS (via MEM) Theo Maledon Villeurbanne 6-5 174 PG 18.6
15. POR Jaden McDaniels Washington 6-10 200 SF/PF 19.3
16. ORL Aaron Nesmith Vanderbilt 6-6 213 SF 20.3
17. MIN (via BKN) Josh Green Arizona 6-6 210 SG/SF 19.2
18. MIL (via IND) Devin Vassell FSU 6-5 180 SG/SF 19.4
19. OKC Precious Achiuwa Memphis 6-9 225 PF/C 20.6
20. DAL Isaiah Stewart Washington 6-9 250 C 18.7
21. BKN (via PHI) Saddiq Bey Villanova 6-8 216 SF 20.8
22. DEN (via HOU) Leandro Bolmaro Barcelona 2 6-7 182 SG 19.4
23. MIA Patrick Williams Florida St. 6-8 225 SF/PF 18.4
24. UTA Robert Woodard Mississippi St. 6-7 230 SF 20.4
25. OKC (via DEN) Aleksej Pokusevski Olympiakos B 7-0 195 PF 18.1
26. NYK (via LAC) Jahmi'us Ramsey Texas Tech 6-4 195 PG/SG 18.6

Paul Reed down to 40. Jalen Smith 34 Kira Lewis 33 A few interesting ones in the 2nd.

The guy they have us taking at 25 I could see Presti taking. He looks like the center version of Bazley. Long, skinny and skilled

If Killian Hayes is there at 12, you move up for him

How smart was it for CP to get on the Derek Fisher roids and say it's because he changed his diet that he's now quicker and more athletic.

ASWeekend Power Rankings
1. Chris - Sage
2. Dennis - Craftsman
3. Danilo - Nothing left to lose
4. Steve - Rock Solid*
5. Shai - Sciencing
6. Nerlens - Looming
7. Darius - Absence makes the heart grow fonder
8. Luguentz - Doing cool stuff
8. Terrance - Could do more cool stuff
9. Abdel - It would be cool if it went in
10. Mike - Has your back
11. Hamidou - Out of sorts
12. Deonte - Out of form
*Zion

I love these 😀

nice

I know I saw this from ESPN

I would be very interested to know how many players have had a career, who have not been able to dunk. If it comes in around 2.5% or less like I expect, that would be a story.

Best All-Star Game in years?

they redisigned it to make the ending more competitive and it was

As it should be

What's up, DT?

Great

Chris Paul just dunked! 👀

wow uh chaka

Team Lebron going to win.

204 . . . used lots of letter hints

Looking at potential Chris Paul teams

Philly, Chicago, Charlotte and Washington seem to be the only real potential options. Of those Charlotte seems unlikely.

All these teams have big money contracts to trade, no chance at Giannis (or any major 2021 free agents) and front offices who are trying to win.

The Knicks are an interesting choice but I think they will keep their powder dry until they miss on Giannis

Stop. Presti isn't trading CP3 to some random bottom of the league team.

Knicks getting LaMelo. No need for Chris Paul.

Trade him for Zion please

That’s a funny comment to read from someone named sustainability

Shai is in yr2 and looking like a star. You don’t trade those guys.

Also superstars only get moved when they ask out and there is no one on the board

Shai is going to be a player outperforming his contract for the next 3 years.

He’s not even close to his ceiling. Moving him now is the definition of selling low

Players don’t make that much their first rookie extension/contract. The 10 year max is a significantly higher cap percentage then the 5 year Max

No he isn’t. His first year of his max deal starts at 29M. It’s a lot but that’s due to how much the cap has risen.

Also with Shai it’s worth noting that due to being traded he’s not eligible for the supermax so if he becomes a star that’s another point of positive value for OKC

i think retiring in nola, while guiding their youth would be epic. we get jrue , everybody happy.

Why would NOLA trade Jrue for CP3? Doesn’t make much sense. They have a good team they like and can use that extra money for extensions (Ball/Ingram) and useful vets

I think the Saturday morning cartoon yesterday should have been the 2011 dunk contest. I had to go watch the video again lol my memory sucks

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Is it legal for the thunder to buy out half of his contract knowing there is a team willing to pay him, let's say, 45 m for 3 years?

Yes. But it won’t happen. CP3 is head of the players association and taking less money to be bought out is a bad look so he can’t do it due to political pressure

the idea is he won't lose a penny. 45m from the thunder and 45m from miami

Rank and file players are mad at guys like CP3 and Lebron for their “pro superstar addenda” and many are happy seeing his inflated contract screw him over.

For Paul to be bought out he’d have to give up his final year player option for 40+ million and he can’t do that. Even if he doesn’t care about losing money he will lose face/respect

well, he signed a contract with HOUSTON ,and they kicked him away like the last of dogs

Exactly. Personally it’s why I wanted OKC to be buyers at the trade deadline and try and open up a 2 year window. (If they weren’t blowing things up)

Unfortunately OKC did neither

Lakers?

No one can afford him and his contract runs past the 2021 FA class.

He’s most likely got another year hear unless Philly decide to do something drastic

Don't worry, I waste more of my time making these than I do yours 🙃