Brandon Roy is expected to announce a medical retirement due to degenerative knees, according to sources.
Roy’s announcement could come as soon as Friday.
“He’s done,” says a source to Yahoo!
(Source: firstroundpick)
The Lakers have reached an agreement in principle to acquire Chris Paul from the Hornets while giving up Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom.
The Rockets will also be involved, with Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Goran Dragic going to the Hornets. New Orleans will also acquire a first round draft pick from the Knicks and Odom.
Gasol will go to Houston.
New Orleans is telling other teams that Paul will be dealt to the Lakers.
The Celtics, Warriors and Clippers were the other primary teams involved in trade talks with the Hornets for Paul.
(Source: firstroundpick)
The blockbuster Chris Paul trade is off, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. Other media outlets have confirmed that the deal is dead.
NBA owners have pushed David Stern to kill a proposed trade that would send Paul to the Lakers from the NBA-owned Hornets.
Owners were irate with Stern during Thursday’s Board of Governors meeting.
Hornets’ GM Dell Demps received pressure from the NBA to back out of the agreed-upon trade and keep Paul, say sources.
The Rockets were also involved in the trade that was agreed upon in principle. Pau Gasol would have gone to Houston, while Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Lamar Odom and Goran Dragic were set to be deal to the Hornets.
(Source: firstroundpick)
