Dec 13, 2021 · An oral history of why the Lakers' deal to land Chris Paul was denied by the NBA in December 2011, and a deal to send the All-Star point guard to the Clippers was approved.

Jun 20, 2023 · On Dec. 8, 2011, Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the New Orleans Hornets were "near a deal" to send Chris Paul to the Lakers as part of a three-team trade that also included the...

Jan 12, 2025 · Former 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul, still a starter with the San Antonio Spurs well into his NBA dotage, was infamously almost flipped to the Los Angeles Lakers while still in...

Dec 9, 2024 · It's been 13 years to one of the most bizarre trade sagas in NBA history which saw David Stern stop the Lakers from landing Chris Paul in his prime.

Dec 9, 2024 · Years removed from the situation, Chris Paul has since touched on his trade to the LA Lakers falling through. In the summer of 2023, the scrapped deal was among the things brought up on "The...

2 days ago · The Los Angeles Lakers have been inactive on the trade market, but a big deal could be on the horizon. ... “Adding Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers gives the team exactly what they need: a ...

Dec 8, 2011 · On the eve of the sport's formal re-opening for business after a five-month lockout, NBA commissioner David Stern sent shockwaves throughout the league Thursday night by nixing the league-owned New...

Dec 17, 2021 · In December 2011, after an NBA lockout mercifully ended and teams were gearing up for a Christmas start to the season, Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak and Hornets GM Dell Demps put together a three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to …

Dec 8, 2024 · On this day in Los Angeles Lakers history, the NBA community thought that then-New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul was headed to Los Angeles in a blockbuster trade that never...

Nov 15, 2021 · In the proposed and agreed upon three-team deal with the Houston Rockets, it had Paul going to Los Angeles, the Lakers sending reigning Sixth Man of the Year Lamar Odom to the Hornets, and All-Star power forward, Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets.