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The Lakers have reportedly pulled out of the running for Chris Paul according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
The only way the league could have saved face was by admitting their mistake and approving the deal, but instead David Stern decided to try to convince folks that adding more youth to the deal would somehow make their mistake justifiable. Since the Lakers and Rockets had given up well more than the Hornets ever could have dreamed of, and most believed they gave too much, the requirement to add more players and picks made the deal undesirable for L.A. And it remains to be seen if their trade of Lamar Odom to clear cap space is to land Dwight Howard, but if you're not going to land Howard it makes no sense to have Andrew Bynum as your sole low-post threat. Now that this domino has fallen, look for transactions to pick up.
source: Twitter
The only way the league could have saved face was by admitting their mistake and approving the deal, but instead David Stern decided to try to convince folks that adding more youth to the deal would somehow make their mistake justifiable. Since the Lakers and Rockets had given up well more than the Hornets ever could have dreamed of, and most believed they gave too much, the requirement to add more players and picks made the deal undesirable for L.A. And it remains to be seen if their trade of Lamar Odom to clear cap space is to land Dwight Howard, but if you're not going to land Howard it makes no sense to have Andrew Bynum as your sole low-post threat. Now that this domino has fallen, look for transactions to pick up.
source: Twitter