1.) The trade is not even laid out to be a legitimate NBA transaction

2.) NO WAY Paul is on the market for anyone except LeBron… maybe?

3.) This site is so much better than saying “if you intellectually break down what this team would be like with Chris Paul as the point guard…” NO DUH. Don’t you think every team in the league wishes they had CP3 at PG, yes they do. Nobody talks about LeBron trades because that is absurd, same with CP3.

4.) You might as well posted “I was day-dreaming about how good it would be to have Paul” rather than having anythign about Oden.

Fact is with Oden, there isn’t much trade value on him right now because he has yet to produce. I am HAPPY about that. I like Oden’s prospects still and watched him play in enough games this season to know he is and will be very special to this franchise. Oden is hurt, yes. CP3 is better, yes. I don’t think Oden will ever be a BIGGER NAME in the NBA than CP3, I don’t think ROY will either… until Roy has 2 rings and CP3 has none. This isn’t the Olympics where we build an all-NBA dream team, this isn’ video games. This is real life, trades have to make sense for the teams and financially. We will never have CP3.

Oden is gonna be a Blazer for at least 4 years. The Blazers invested a #1 overall pick on him for a reason and a VISION. KP, Nate and Co. are not going to give up on that VISION because of a cracked knee cap and sprained foot. They are going to keep on because of the 17 double-double’s Oden has posted this season and how RAW the kid still is. There is plenty of upside, and by no means are they gonna give up as quick as fans do because of his knick-knack injuries. Oden will not be fighting injuries his entire career, those who immediately dismiss his career as “DONE” are ridiculous.

Go do your homework kids, leave the trade posts unwritten. I am officially sick of these things. It’s lame. Don’t make me wade through baloney and bile to enjoy this site.

In fact, I also propose we trade Greg Oden for Young Wilt Chamberlain. Both deals seem about on the same level of realism.

You aren’t allowed to be rational. Boo!

I wrote this post partially as an experiment to see what would be said by those who appear to believe we shouldn’t trade Oden for anybody at all, no matter what. I also figured it would energize debate from people on the other side of the spectrum too. Instead it has attracted a buch of comments shining the light on Greg’s weakneses.

I meant Ru Paul. The other Paul who has been mentioned in NBA circles recently.

you made me snort my night cap out my nose.

Your’e suggesting top players never get traded.

How many times has Shaq been traded?

yeah yeah yeah, I did the Roy+Aldridge+Rudy+Oden for Kobe+Duncan+Wade+Howard on my NBA2k9 on my XBOX360 and the trade worked… this is so awesome, I can’t wait to finally root for Kobe!!!!

sarcasm…

I wouldn’t make this trade even if they threw in David West for free..

CP3 plays no defense, is way over-hyped, and he… is mean to children.. all of the time..

Oden will be averaging a triple double in pts, rebs, and blocks within a few years!!! Book it..

Plus he reigns from the clouds and throws lightening bolts to fools who post trade proposal about him..

I think you are on to something. This is a more realistic topic of conversation: would NO trade CP3 for Oden LMA and Roy?

This obviously would never happen, though.

…I doubt Oden would be offended by the suggestion that the Blazers should trade him for a top three MVP candidate who’s under 25 years old.

No way the Blazers would/should trade Oden, who has the potential to be great… unless it’s an imaginary trade for somebody who’s great already.

Would never ever happen, of course. Crazy talk.