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I am not at all a grizz fan but. If Chris Paul went to the grizz for conley henery and atleast 2 or 3 1st rd picks and maybe a few 2nd rd picks.

PG Chris paul
SG Oj Mayo
SF Rudy Gay
PF Z-BO
C Marc Gasol

6th man Tony Allen

That is a very good starting five and Paul and maybe Mayo can make the bench players better.

Can they atleast compete with the Heat Bulls and Lakers?

Yes. But Paul will not be traded to Memphis.

Hell no. Even with paul you can't beat LA or MIA.

I am no fan of the Fakers but that team is pretty much stacked. The Grizz would have to add Paul and Kevin Durant at the two guard to beat them in a seven game series.

If you desire Paul to land somewhere in which he can bounce either the Heat or the Fakers than he would need to go to Orlando. The Heat don't have a person on there roster to keep him out of the lane and they don't have a solution for Dwight Howard, so the three Kings could be in trouble in that scenario. As for the Fakers the Magic would have enough perimeter shooters and outside inside balance to compete, and in the end a chance is all you can really hope for.

The Grizz would still not be on that level with Paul and the blame has to go to whomever is responsible for the last two drafts and the assets we currently have.

Could they beat LA or Miami, sure - but likely not in a 7 game series. The thing Memphis lacks, even if Paul were somehow brainwashed and brought here, would be depth.

they could probably take 2 out of 3, but if the series was longer then probably not.

I think they can compete with the Bulls but not the heats or Lakers, the chemistry needs some time to develope.
Lakers already has plenty and the Heats is too talented.

But a Grizz team with Paul can beat Portland and Rockets and compete with any second tier...

No. The NBA is fixed to get the marketed players as deep into the playoffs as possible. Chris Paul is not a marketed player so he can not get passed Kobe.

theman wrote:No. The NBA is fixed to get the marketed players as deep into the playoffs as possible. Chris Paul is not a marketed player so he can not get passed Kobe.

So how do you explain away the Spurs then? Small market (by major league sports standards) city, manageable payroll and no stars that are marketed any more heavily than Chris Paul. Even at his peak the Big Fundamental wasn't a super celebrity.

I agree that the big markets have it in their favor, but saying it's "fixed" is a going way to far.

that team looks damn good... but i dont know how that team would do defensibly in a 7 game series against MIA or LA.