A post shared by Basketball Network basketball. I knew we were doing the best thing for New Orleans, and that was my job. You have to stick with what you think was right. That was another cause for a PR beating — a notion that the league prioritized keeping a competitive landscape somewhat balanced by going out of its area of authorization.
The Rockets needed to make the finances work before the trade became official. Wednesday's trade had an immediate effect on the teams' odds to win the title. The Rockets' odds improved from to at the Westgate SuperBook, while the Clippers' odds fell from to If we can't figure it out, we are in a lot of trouble. I've always thought that the more point guards you have on the court the better," D'Antoni said. So we'll just have to figure it out a little bit.
And the other good thing about it is that there will always be a great point guard on the floor at all times, so it's definitely a positive. Sources told Eaves that Paul had become unhappy with Rivers over the preferential treatment of his son. Sources told Eaves that Doc Rivers would yell at players for certain things during games and practices but would not get on Austin Rivers in the same manner for similar transgressions.
In addition, sources told Eaves that Paul lost trust and faith in his coach after Doc Rivers ultimately declined a trade last season that would have brought Carmelo Anthony and Sasha Vujacic to the Clippers in exchange for Jamal Crawford , Paul Pierce and Austin Rivers. Doc Rivers told Russillo that there was no offer made for Anthony to join the Clippers, calling the reports "just silly.
Beverley tweeted that he was excited to join the Clippers. The point guard received All-Defensive first-team honors last week, and he averaged 9. Alexander extended his "deepest gratitude" to Beverley, "who, for the past five seasons, always left everything he had out on the court. The veteran averaged Dekker, the 18th pick in the draft, missed all but three games as a rookie because of back surgery.
The small forward was healthy this season and appeared in 77 games, averaging 6. Harrell, a second-round pick in , averaged 6. Wiltjer spent most of his rookie year in in the D-League after going undrafted out of Gonzaga. In the annals of NBA history, it is hard to find a more morphed, one-sided argument in the media. It is, frankly, irresponsible the way the media utterly ignored the realities of the fallout of the trade and the fact that David Stern was right. That trade was bad for the Hornets long-term.
Yes, they would have been able to compete for playoff spot—maybe—for a year, but long-term, the team had no future. They get Minnesota 's first-round pick, who could potentially be a franchise player. They get the expiring contract of Chris Kaman. Unless LA was willing to part with George, the Clippers would have been stuck giving up key role players, many of whom are signed to team-friendly contracts.
Instead, Paul will join Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton in Phoenix — a team that now looks poised to return to the postseason for the first time since The Suns narrowly missed the playoffs this past season despite going in the seeding games. The team finished with a record, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies and less than a game back of the Portland Trail Blazers, who earned the No.
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