CP3 Ohhh!

Chris Paul has made it quite clear that he wants out of the Big Easy and he wants out now. Where to? New York, Orlando, Portland and Dallas.

How does that sound to you New Orleans?

The Knicks have nothing but expiring contracts and Danilo Galinari.
Orlando has nothing really, Jameer Nelson, Rashad Lewis and some expirings?
Portland has some guys they can trade. If they're smart they try and unload Greg Oden as part of this travesty
Dallas don't have much either.

The real story though is the state of the franchise in New Orleans. If Paul goes, does the franchise even continue to exist in NO?

Probably not. There never should have been a team in New Orleans to begin with. I know that sounds awful since the team went there as a gift to the city to help them after Katrina but it never made any sense. NO has only ever been a football city, nothing more. For crying out loud the Jazz saw Salt Lake City as the savior from New Orleans apathy, that should tell you something. Combine that with the litany of stories about how NBA players just can't keep away from the nightlife in NO and it's just a bad idea all around.

I hope that CP3 does split and the franchise has to relocate. That way Seattle can get the team that David Stern allowed to be stolen from them back. That or Kansas City. Seems like KC is primed for a team.