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Yahoo! Sports reports that Chris Paul will be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. This move allows the Lakers to retain Andrew Bynum in order to make a play for Dwight Howard. As flashy as a move as this is, I'm not sure that it makes the Lakers better. They lose one of the top power forwards in the league and one of the top sixth men. They lack depth and size after losing Shannon Brown, Gasol, and Odom. We'll see what other moves the Lakers make. If Chris Paul can stay healthy, this will be the best guard tandem in the league.
Update: The deal is still being worked on, as it's been reported that Gasol will go to the Houston Rockets and New Orleans will recieve Luis Scola and Kevin Martin. Also, New Orleans will need to renounce David West in order to take on Gasol and Odom. I'll update as soon as I know more.
Update: The league has cancelled the trade for "basketball reasons". Unbelievable. They allowed it all to take place and then stepped in at the last minute. As if fans weren't pissed at the league already.
