Last night, the New Orleans Hornets completed a blockbuster deal that will send star point guard Chris Paul, 26, to the Los Angeles Clippers for 3 players and a first-round draft choice from Minnesota. Paul, who recently married his longtime girlfriend and baby mother, will share the Clippers front court with power forward Blake Griffin, 22.
He will be introduced to Hollywood live on Foxsportswest.com today at 5PM.
NBA.com noted: “The Clips’ trade for Chris Paul wasn’t a message to the Lakers as much as it was to the entire West.”
Outfoxing the Lakers and thrilling their long-suffering fans, Los Angeles on Wednesday traded high-scoring guard Eric Gordon, former All-Star center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and a first-round draft choice acquired from Minnesota for Paul, the four-time All-Star widely considered to be the NBA’s best point guard.
“We decided for a player of Chris’ caliber that it was just time to make the move and push all our chips into the center of the table,” Clippers vice president of basketball operations Neil Olshey told the team’s website. “We’re really happy about it. Chris is the kind of player that makes everybody around him better. He’s a general. He wins. He’s a warrior, and he’s going to take this whole organization to the next level.” Source
