The trade as submitted would cost the Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Eric Bledsoe, center Chris Kaman and forward Al-Farouq Aminu. It would also include Minnesota's first-round draft pick in 2012.
I love this deal for the Hornets. You know have starters of Eric Bledsoe at the 1, Eric Gordan at the 2, Chris Kaman at 4 and Emeka Okafor at the 5. That's pretty good and figuring the Timberwolves are going to suck, that draft pick could easily turn into a Perry Jones, Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist for the 3 spot, the Hornets could be a real good team.
As for the Clips, I don't like this deal at all. They are giving up WAY too much, there is no reason to give up your back court with budding all stars and a really good center. You have Mo Williams, Blake Griffen and DeAndre Jordan. They don't have a lot of shooters. Sure Chris Paul has "star power" but are the Clippers any better? I don't believe so. I wonder if Paul is giving them any promises about a long term deal, because if he doesn't this would be an epic fail in Clipperland.
Either way if I were the Lakers, I would be super pissed. But it's probably better off that they didn't make the deal either.