Rumors will make the results better for Chris Paul

Rumors will make the results better for Chris Paul

With superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade in phoenix suns jersey and Chris Bosh in blazers jersey off of the free agency market, the league turned their attention to Paul and his uncertain future in New Orleans. As a matter of fact, it was nearly impossible to avoid Chris Paul trade rumors throughout the month of July.

What started as Paul in sacramento kings jersey being unhappy with the team's commitment to winning eventually turned into a meeting with the team's front office and press releases making it clear that the Hornets wouldn't be parting with their franchise player anytime soon. But after being pressed, the superstar opened up and discussed the trade rumors that dominated the headlines all summer long. "At first [the rumors shocked me], but everything is a good story, especially during the summer when we're not in season. Everyone wants to talk about something to keep the NBA relevant," said Paul in durant jersey with a smile. When asked if he was caught off guard by anything that took place over the summer, the point guard shrugged. "Nothing, nothing is going to catch me off guard," said Paul, who has seen a lot throughout the course of his five-year career. Paul in karl malone jersey reiterated that he likes the direction that this team is headed and noted several changes that have improved the culture of the team.

When there is a vacuum of information, rumors begin to surface and that's exactly what took place this summer with Paul in stockton jersey. He insists he is happy in New Orleans and that "all of that stuff" that happened over the offseason is in the past and no longer an issue. Not once did Paul in chamberlain jersey make his trade demands public and his story is consistent with the statement he released following his meeting with the Hornets' brass in late July.

"Right now, I'm worried about us," Paul in lamar odom jersey said. "I could care less about what the Miami Heat's got going on down there. They're in the East. We'll play them twice a year. Definitely, it'll be two big games for us. But I'm more worried about what we're trying to do to get better. Chris Paul in ron artest jersey played pickup games in Miami, Las Vegas, Washington and cities in between this summer, testing his surgically repaired knee and resting his concerns. Paul and Byron Scott in memphis grizzlies jersey developed that close-knit relationship through four-plus seasons with the Hornets. In 2007-8, the Hornets were at the forefront of the Western Conference and a potential challenger to the Los Angeles Lakers' dominance. Since then, after payroll-trimming trades, other teams have leapfrogged them and they are in the middle of an ownership transfer from George Shinn to Gary Chouest in andrew bynum jersey. The Hornets fired Scott, who has since been hired by the Cavaliers, after last season’s 3-6 start. In one of their first on-the-job acts, Williams and Demps pacified Paul and delivered a blueprint to restore his faith in the team. Williams was not trying to develop his own relationship with Paul in pau gasol jersey, not replicate Scott's. Still, it is easy to speak words of devotion, or to deliver them through a news release. Paul has so far played the part.