– Robert Kleeman, BleacherReport.com
Lots of stuff here about Paul, Melo, and LeBron-
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"The Hornets and Nuggets owe it to their fans and themselves to keep their franchise stars as long as the rules will allow. Teams spend years, even decades, trying to unearth ballers on the level of Anthony and Paul. Why trade them now, when neither player has significant leverage?
Highlight the following sentence and remember it for the next year. If the Hornets deal Paul, Shinn should disband or relocate the franchise. Stern should force the Nuggets to incorporate "minor league" in the team name. If that bold statement aggrieves you, reconsider your position.
If no trade partner will offer Denver and New Orleans a package of equal value, say LeBron for ‘Melo or Deron Williams for CP3, it makes little sense to pull the transaction trigger in August. If the Nuggets or Hornets net draft picks, future cap space, and a trade exception, they will use all of the above to seek replacements. History says they will fail.
Why should Dell Demps wait for a future Paul when he employs the real thing now? Why should Denver’s brain trust embrace fatuity and donate Anthony to the Big Apple or Hollywood? Because Lakers and Knicks fans say so? Because Orlando Magic GM Otis Smith would welcome Paul alongside Dwight Howard?"
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