You know how fans come up with the most lopsided trades in favor of their team and then argue the exchange is fair. Yeah this is one of those trades.
David Stern & NBA Royally Mishandled Chris Paul Trade | Laker Nation
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So it is the norm that when a superstar does request a trade, the team does not get back “true value” for that player, because that would seemingly be impossible to do. But in the case of the Chris Paul trade, where the New Orleans Hornets would have acquired two good big men (Odom and Scola) a potential future all-star guard (Kevin Martin) as well as draft picks, i’d say the Hornets would have made out like bandits.
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Yeah, Odom, Scola, and Martin for the best point guard in the game in a superstar driven league. Man the Hornets should jump on that trade as soon as possible. Especially since the desire to trade for Paul will fade fast. Also good for Stern for realizing the importance of small market teams and not just trading Paul so the LA's and New Yorks of the world can continue to collect superstar players.