Dumb Move Chris Paul

Clippers trade Chris Paul to Rockets http://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-chris-paul-trade-20170628-story.html

Winner: LA Clippers

Loser: Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets

Chris Paul was going to take his option to become a free agent this summer and could sign with any team he wanted including the Rockets. He did the Clippers a favor and resigned with them so they could get something in return for him leaving. Did he not see how the Knicks screwed themselves for trading their valuable players for Carmelo Anthony and never playing good since?

Houston gave up Patrick Beverly, Lou Williams and a draft pick for Chris Paul. Is I were to go to a team that had those 2 players, I wouldn't want them to leave. Despite playing the same position, each player plays quite differently and could coexist on the court at the same time.

Does that make the Clippers better? Not really unless Austin Rivers is not really the coaches son and is not going to play for them next season. The Clippers did improve their tradable assets they can deal to the league's number one buyer, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs need to get more valuable to keep LeBron James so trading for players and getting rid of Love makes sense.

The Cavs led the league in 3 point shooting this past season to try to compete with the Golden State Warriors and then lost to the better 3 point shooting Warriors. Faster feet on defense would help and Patrick Beverly and Lou Williams would be just that. Sorry Darren Williams. Good try.

Cavs will win this year... NOT!

Charles Barkley and Shaq expect the Cavs to beat the Warriors in game 3 this year is false. They were voting with their hearts that LeBron James can lead them to victory. Believers will tell you that they were in the same spot last year.

If you are voting with your brain, you know that the Warriors are way better than last year. Last year Curry limped into the finals on a bad ankle that needed more time to heal. Harrison Barnes played great until they got to the finals. And the league suspended Draymon Green on a play that was instigated by LeBron James. 

If LeBron was suspended for the same incident, Cleveland would have lost game 5 and the series.

This year Curry is healthy, Barnes is replaced by Kevin Durant who doesn't have a bad game and Draymon Green is not close to being suspended for technical fouls. The only way for Cleveland to come back from their hole is for someone to intentionally injury one of the Warriors playmakers like Curry, Thompson, Durant or Green. 

Draymon Green Suspended! Really?

The NBA has suspended Draymon Green for hitting LeBron James below the belt... as LeBron stepped over him. LeBron spoke about it in front of the cameras, but is the king so could not have done anything wrong by stepping over him after knocking down Green.

http://www.nba.com/2016/news/06/12/draymond-green-suspended-nba-finals-game-5-golden-state-warriors.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt6a

Was the screen illegal or too rough that Green set on LeBron. It was no where near as bad as what Tristan Thompson, Richard Jefferson and Kevin Love have set in every game. These guys don't set screens, they look like offensive lineman blocking for a running back with their arms cross, extended elbows, shoving the smaller Warrior guard.

The only game the Cavs won was partially because they used Mozgov to nail Klay Thompson in the thigh in the second quarter. Cleveland had less worries about Thompson having one of those 30 point 3rd quarters that he is good for.

Finally, we will be able to bury the crying Jordan face with a crying LeBron face when the Warriors demolish the Cavs in Golden State Monday night. Green is playing great, but he will not be missed as James Michael MacAdoo and Brandon Rush will play great. The Warriors will win by 40+.

Trade Wiggins To Get Love?

I got one right with LeBron resigning with Cleveland, but it looks like the rest of my free

agent picks were wrong. The Cavs will not trade Wiggins for Kevin Love for many reasons. The main reason that makes all of the other reasons is that Kevin Love is a proven star in the NBA who puts up top ten numbers in multiple categories and has remained healthy for his young NBA career.

Because Kevin Love is a proven NBA talent, he drives a higher price than a rookie, even the top rookie like Andrew Wiggins. Minnesota would be a big winner since they would get rid of Kevin Love's contract, get the number one pick in the 2014 draft with Andrew Wiggins with a lower contract and get another player or multiple picks in upcoming drafts. Wiggins is an unproven rookie who has the right to play and prove that he was a worthy number one pick in the draft.

There have been number one picks in the draft, but there have been many number one picks that proved themselves like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Nothing would be worse to trade Andrew Wiggins and for him to be a superstar when the Cavs could have just waited a year and Kevin Love might have signed with the Cavs as a free agent without having to lose Wiggins or anybody else.

Minnesota will trade Kevin Love. It may happen before the season, but certainly will happen by the next season's trade deadline or Minnesota will be the biggest loser as they will get nothing in return as he will go elsewhere after the season is over.

Where is LeBron Going? Other Free Agent Talk.

I heard this morning that LeBron's children were enrolled for school in Akron, Ohio. King James will be returned and loved again in Cleveland. The fools will be kicking themselves for burning his jersey 4 years ago. Expect the see Cleveland in the NBA Finals in 2015.

LeBron James opted out of his contract with the Miami Heat and then Dwayne
Wade and Chris Bosh opted out of their contracts also. The first indication was that Wade and Bosh were opting out so they can reduce their contracts and allow LeBron to get the maximum available on a new contract.

That proved to be all wrong as Bosh wants more money and a better fit. Wade is delerious to think that he is worth more money as he can't stay healthy for a full season. James and Wade appear to play well together, but their statistical numbers show another story. James has nothing to prove in Miami and now his home town Cavaliers are younger and have a stronger roster than when LeBron was there.

As for the others... Ray Allen will go to LA to play with Kobe and Carmelo Anthony. Pau Gasol will resign with the Lakers, then get traded in the 3 or 4 team deal that will bring Kevin Love to the LA Lakers. The Timberwolves will be fine in the next few years as they will load up with draft picks in the deal. Gasol will end up in Sacramento or with the Warriors.

You thought I was talking about the other 2 of the Heat's big three? They won't matter. Wade is loved in Miami and he will resign there and Bosh will shine again with the Houston Rockets despite losing fire power as they don't pay attention to Chandler Parsons. Chandler Parsons will sign with the Orlando Magic if given the opportunity. It would be completely dumb if the Magic don't take advantage of a home town boy wanting to come home to play. The Magic proved with Dwight Howard that they are reducing their player acquisition mistakes they made in the past letting Shaq ONeal go for nothing and signing a broken down Grant Hill.

BY THE WAY, I WROTE THIS 11PM ON THURSDAY.