( Continued from Part 1 )
4) Okay, the Knicks will get Carmelo Anthony. What about Chris Paul?
In order for the New York Knicks to get Chris Paul, who still has 2 years remaining on his contract, they will have to make a trade with the New Orleans Hornets. I do believe somewhat that Hornets owner George Shinn really wants to build a winner in New Orleans (as he traded Tyson Chandler for Emeka Okafor's 5-year contract instead of cap relief), but he also has made no secret of his constant cost-cutting measures. As of today, the New Orlean Hornets have almost $16 million of trade exceptions unused, meaning that they gave away $16 million worth of contracts in the past year without getting a player back. If the New York Knicks can help George Shinn to save more money, they're in the game ...
5) Chris Paul is no longer untouchable
The New Orleans Hornets will start the season with new general manager Dell Demps and rookie coach Monty Williams. If the Hornets are once again slow out of the gate this upcoming season (flashback: they fired coach Byron Scott, who has a close bond with Chris Paul, 9 games into last season), the Chris Paul trade talk will definitely heat up by mid-December when teams can trade their newly signed free agents. And as long as rookie sensation Darren Collison, who had 7-straight games with 18+ points and 9+ assists, a 20-assist game and a triple-double last year, on the Hornets roster, Chris Paul is available ...
6) Chris Paul is available only if the Knicks take Emeka Okafor also
Now, this is the part that EVERY NBA writer/insider is missing. The New Orleans Hornets will NOT trade Chris Paul, who is NOT on his final year, for just cap relief, draft picks and young talents. Next year, they might. Just not this year. If the New York Knicks want to get Chris Paul this year, they will have to paid the steep price of taking Emeka Okafor with him. No team, including the Portland Trailblazers and the Orlando Magic, can take Emeka Okafor in a potential Chris Paul deal that will give the Hornets a chance to get Okafor's remaining 4-year, $52.2 million bad contract off the book except for the New York Knicks. Here's how ...
( Continued in Part 3 )
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