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Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
[QUOTE]Commissioner,
It would be a travesty to allow the Lakers to acquire Chris Paul in the apparent trade being discussed.
This trade should go to a vote of the 29 owners of the Hornets.
Over the next three seasons this deal would save the Lakers approximately $20 million in salaries and approximately $21 million in luxury taxes. That $21 million goes to non-taxpaying teams and to fund revenue sharing.
I cannot remember ever seeing a trade where a team got by far the best player in the trade and saved over $40 million in the process. And it doesn
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The One
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
It's was a horrible trade though
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Local High School Star
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
Salty
Lebron is going to take over the Cavaliers in a few years
NOw we just need Lebron to put out the Ohio River fires
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Very good NBA starter
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
Old news.
If the team had an owner would that offer even be seriously considered?
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Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
id say successful move to eliminate competition from lebron so he can win his titles and return to cleveland
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Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
The Pau Gasol trade was a fair trade, just because all the butthurt coaches and owners didn't like it doesnt mean it wasn't fair. Memphis got exactly what they wanted and are currently reaping the reward-Kwame's expiring contract became ZACH RANDOLPH and Marc Gasol is one of the best centers in the game.
For the CP3 trade, Lakers offered New Orleans A BETTER DEAL then the deal that was made. Eric Gordon? XD Stern is a dumbass.
As is Gilbert "wah wah wah Lakers have a better GM then my team I'm gonna moan to big daddy stern "
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NBA All-star
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
The NBA kinda ruled the team at that point so Dan Gilbert was part of the decision.
Also, Dan loves writing them letters for sure.
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Stare
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
The proposed trade would have sent Paul to the Lakers, Pau Gasol to the Rockets and furnished New Orleans with three top-flight NBA players in Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Lamar Odom as well as playoff-tested guard Goran Dragic and a 2012 first-round pick that Houston had acquired from the Knicks.
Goran Dragic > Eric Gordon
So really Pelicans would have been better off if they did the Lakers trade, right? Everyone knows that now, correct?
Eric Gordon has been a total disaster and cap killer, Kaman is gone for nothing, Aminu sucks and is now a free agent, and Austin Rivers is LOL
Meanwhile,
Goran Dragic > Chris Paul
So the trade never should have been blocked for "basketball reasons" if you look at this way.
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First Kobe fan on ISH
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10 plus years on ISH
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It was BS
They had no right to block the trade and all Atern had to say was basketball reasons. Screw Stern Gilbert and the rest of you!
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Curry: 0x Finals MVP
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
Originally Posted by crisoner
It was BS
They had no right to block the trade and all Atern had to say was basketball reasons. Screw Stern Gilbert and the rest of you!
You're clearly mentally retarded. It was a terrible trade for New Orleans. The Hornets GM should have lost his job on the spot
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Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
ZERO trades for All-Pro players are consumated without owner approval. The league's ownership of the team certainly put a wrinkle in it but no one in the world outside of Laker fans thought that was a reasonable trade. Pau's 20M/ contract, a guy that was amnestied a few days later, etc. Just not a reasonable package for CP3.
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All For *One* For All
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
Years later and people still crying over it.
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Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
Here's the real letter:
Dan Gilbert
Cleveland, OH
Dear, David Stern
Don't forget you work for us. Block Chris Paul from going to the Lakers.
sincerely,
Dan Gilbert
P.S.: Don't forget about our agreement about bringing LeBron back to Cleveland. 2014 is the day the world will remember.
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NBA Legend
Re: Dan Gilbert's Letter to David Stern to Block Chris Paul Trade
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