Lakers Rumors: 5 Fixes That Would Have Saved the Chris Paul to Los Angeles Trade

There had to have been ways that the Los Angeles Lakers could have fixed the Chris Paul trade so that they still could have gotten the All-Star point guard. Here are those ways.

Back in December, the Lakers thought they had acquired Paul in a three-team trade with the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Hornets, making their team the one to beat in the Western Conference. Then the league killed the deal and Paul ended up with their crosstown rival, the Clippers.

Here are some ways the Lakers could have fixed the trade so that David Stern might have let it go through.

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