of course, i'd love it more if boston gave up rondo for paul and then paul signed with the knicks next summer anyway.

Reports say #Knicks are out of CP3 trade sweepstakes. Way too much competition and no assets. Was always going to be a FA move.

My intel was same as @Chris_Broussard, #Knicks still trying like hell to get other teams involved. Too complicated; NOH not willing to wait.

From Chris Broussard

Knicks and Heat expressing interest in Josh Howard...NYK also looking for third &/or 4th team to facilitate trade for CP. Having little luck

Sources say Lakers have plans to go after Dwight Howard AND CP3. Everyone not named Kobe is available.

crzymdups wrote:

ATrain wrote:From Alan Hahn

Reports say #Knicks are out of CP3 trade sweepstakes. Way too much competition and no assets. Was always going to be a FA move.

My intel was same as @Chris_Broussard, #Knicks still trying like hell to get other teams involved. Too complicated; NOH not willing to wait.

From Chris Broussard

Knicks and Heat expressing interest in Josh Howard...NYK also looking for third &/or 4th team to facilitate trade for CP. Having little luck

Sources say Lakers have plans to go after Dwight Howard AND CP3. Everyone not named Kobe is available.

The CP3 thing won't be over until next summer. No matter where he goes, he's definitely going to opt out, because that's the only way to get a 5yr $100M deal from whatever team trades for him. So the Knicks will have their chance to make a pitch, you'd think. but they'll only be able to offer 4yrs $60M as I understand it. so assuming he'd eventually get a 5th year at $20M or so, he'd be leaving $20M on the table over 5yrs in NY. you'd think he'd be able to make that up in endorsement money pretty easily in NY.

so, if CP3 wants to be in NY in the end, he'll have his chance. but we won't know until the week of July 1, 2012. sigh. i'm really getting sick of waiting on this stuff.

Yeah, its been a tought two weeks huh?

Big deal is a trade done before Jan 1st for Bird rights

I have not read up on every scenario but perhaps someone can lay it all on the table to understand what Pauls choices are.

I don't see how Paul becomes a knick unless Dolan loses patience or the whole thing extends into next summer.

I can imagine He'd commit to a Laker show with Kobe and Dwight but short of that that how bad does he want NY and how can he get most of his money?

Bonn1997 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

ATrain wrote:From Alan Hahn

Reports say #Knicks are out of CP3 trade sweepstakes. Way too much competition and no assets. Was always going to be a FA move.

My intel was same as @Chris_Broussard, #Knicks still trying like hell to get other teams involved. Too complicated; NOH not willing to wait.

From Chris Broussard

Knicks and Heat expressing interest in Josh Howard...NYK also looking for third &/or 4th team to facilitate trade for CP. Having little luck

Sources say Lakers have plans to go after Dwight Howard AND CP3. Everyone not named Kobe is available.

The CP3 thing won't be over until next summer. No matter where he goes, he's definitely going to opt out, because that's the only way to get a 5yr $100M deal from whatever team trades for him. So the Knicks will have their chance to make a pitch, you'd think. but they'll only be able to offer 4yrs $60M as I understand it. so assuming he'd eventually get a 5th year at $20M or so, he'd be leaving $20M on the table over 5yrs in NY. you'd think he'd be able to make that up in endorsement money pretty easily in NY.

so, if CP3 wants to be in NY in the end, he'll have his chance. but we won't know until the week of July 1, 2012. sigh. i'm really getting sick of waiting on this stuff.

It makes no sense to say a player will "definitely" do X, Y, or Z.

everyone is saying this about the new deal. deron has said he is definitely opting out, but 90% likely to re-sign with New Jersey. it's just the only way you can get the 5th year on a deal now. so, it's *most likely* that Paul will opt out and become a free agent to get the 5th year and 7% raises. if he extends he only gets 4yrs and 4.5% raises. that's a big difference. i feel confident saying that wherever he goes he will opt out and most likely re-sign with the team that owns his bird rights. but that whole process does leave open the door that he could meet with the knicks in the summer and be swayed.

i don't think anything i said was overly speculative at all.