Join Chase Sagum, Chris Kirkham & Troy Jennings in a discussion about the recent Chris Paul NBA debacle! The following is a summary of the above podcast with notes and sources of reference. Details Of The CP3 Trade That Was Supposed To Happen: Let’s first look at the details of the trade as reported by ESPN. Also note the financial details thanks to the ESPN Trade Machine. Lakers get: Chris Paul (2 years @ $16.4m) Rockets get: Pau Gasol (3 years @ $18.7m) Hornets get: Lamar Odom, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin & Goran Dragic (combined $31.1m) First we should understand that this trade wasn’t done. The salaries have to match in order for a trade to go through according to league rules. Which is why it seems almost obvious that Emeka Okafor (3 years @ $12.6m) was included in the deal to go L.A. Question: what do you guys think [...]

People keep asking me who I think the top 5 NBA players of all-time are. So I thought I’d jot it down for you here on the blog. A quick Google search will display some ridiculous and flat out stupid Top 5′s. I’ve got some logical reasoning to mine. And I’d love to see if anybody can challenge me on it. Let’s get to it: 1. Michael Jordan Reason = really? Not sure this one really needs any explaining. 6 NBA Championships, 2 3-peats, 5 time MVP, 6 time Finals MVP, 10 time NBA scoring leader etc etc. The guy changed the game forever and is the single reason for why it’s so popular today. There’s a great chance  we will never see a player of his magnitude again in the game of Basketball. 2. Kobe Bryant Reason = the closest thing we have ever seen to M.J This one [...]