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the Rockets want to build around Pau and Nene. Don't blame the Lakers that this is your team's master plan

Rockets still hopeful to cut this deal and get back in Nene hunt. Need deal to clear cap space to offer $15 mill/per, which NJ is offering.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?!

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/david_aldridge/12/10/chris-paul-lakers-trade-progress/index.html

@ChrisMannixSI Chris Mannix Sources say Rockets are likely to put one or two young players into the deal. Unclear which ones, but HOU willing to make moves.

Is the NBA open for business on a Saturday?

"basketball reasons"

what are we going to do with any of those players? stack our bench?

Don't worry, these renewed hopes are keeping me alive right now. BTW, I'll repost it so BNeal can understand Adrian Wojnarowski On renewed talks for nixed Chris Paul blockbuster: "All three teams are engaged," one source tells Y! Sports. "Not sure if it will work."

Adrian Wojnarowski On renewed talks for nixed Chris Paul blockbuster: "All three teams are engaged," one source tells Y! Sports. "Not sure if it will work."

and so it begins. only 1pm in LA, long day ahead of us for possible deals http://i.imgur.com/VeIAl.png

Paul showed up to Hornets camp :|

Wasn't aware. Maybe Stern should just give the team to Demps

This "small market" vs "big market" shit is just what it is: shit. Look at the NFL for example; who are the best teams in the NFL? Oh look, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. What is so big market about those towns? Nothing really. However, they are the best run teams in the NFL by FAR. Let's look at the "big market" NBA teams: the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, and Bulls. The Bulls had 15 years of relevancy. Before Jordan, they were nothing, and until Derrick Rose, they were poorly run. The Knicks just throw money around and haven't been able to build a team. The Celtics had a nice approximate 20 years of mediocrity. The Lakers are the only team that seems to be well run. Other teams in the NBA that I'd say have been well run over history are the Jazz, Blazers, and Thunder/Sonics. Those are all SMALL MARKET teams. Hell, by definition, the Clippers are big market, but they are worse than being classified as poorly run. So what seems to be going on in the league? The punishment of teams that are WELL RUN. Abovelegit nicely pointed out on twitter last night that Dan Gilbert had 7 years to build a winner around the most naturally talented and overall basketball player that the world has seen since Michael Jordan. The best he could do was throw together a team that got swept in the Finals. He has money, he has no reason to complain about being a small market. His arena was sold out every night with LeBron on the team. It seems the other owners are upset that the Buss family knows how to run a business and they do not. It is the NBA's version of Occupy Wall Street.

I wouldn't mind getting Trevor Ariza if they "had" to throw him in. Hell, they could have Artest if they really wanted him

I'll only be okay with this if CP3 lands in LA...