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Chris Paul, round 2


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  • 4 weeks later...

How often do you hear about high profile NBA stars signing with small market clubs? Not often! :)

I'll admit, I was literally shocked when I discovered that Kevin Garnet decided to stay put in Oklahoma City!

It's rare when a guy trades in the Big Apple or Hollywood or South Beach for Oklahoma City, Utah, or Charlotte, NC! It's just the truth! Especially now tat the NBA has a cap, players look at a lot of other factors such as the size of the market and what it is worth to them as far as endorsements, etc.

I know a lot of players have certain regulations in sneaker contracts or whatever that dictate how much they can earn based upon the market they play in. I remember, Nike was offering Lebron a $50 million bonus if he went to a large market like New York or LA. Not sure if Miami was on that list, but it had to better than Cleveland or well, Sacramento for that matter!

Just saying, I'll be shocked if Chris Paul ends up in Charlotte, as the Knicks are out there begging for his services!!!

I know he's from North Carolina. Heck, I can't remember the last time a star, in the prime of his career, wanted to return to his hometown? Even Peppers wanted a change of scenery.

The only logical reason I can see guys coming to Charlotte is honoring Jordan, but I really don't think athletes these days are respectable on that sort of level!

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