In 11, Kobe Bryant wanted to join forces with Paul and was stopped by the whole league, why did the Big Three of the Heat succeed in 10 years

Chris Paul's recent injury has been a shame, as the nearly 40-year-old veteran is still putting the finishing touches on the championship, and while the Warriors he is currently in have no hope of winning the championship, it's a shame that the league's top point guard is likely to fall under a championshipless curse for his entire career. Looking back at Paul's career, he was very close to the championship, including the 2021 Finals, and the deal between the Lakers and the Hornets more than ten years ago, Paul is infinitely close to teaming up with Kobe, if so, the league will come to an end, and the championship can be sent directly to the Lakers.

Back in 2011, when that season, Paul averaged 16+10+4 data per game, was one of the best point guards in the league, very efficient, and led the Hornets to the playoffs with a very average performance, although the playoffs faced the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant and were eliminated, but Paul's overall statistics are still remarkable, averaging 22 points and 11.5 assists per game, the shooting rate came to 54.5%, and the three-point shooting rate was 47.4%.

After the end of this season, the league fell into a long shutdown due to labor conflicts, and the owner of the Hornets wanted to sell the team, but there was no one to take over, so the league temporarily took over the management. The core of the team, Paul, really can't stand this kind of chaos, since he was selected, Paul has never ushered in a reliable helper, although he has led the team to the playoffs, but at most it is to play in the second round, this situation is very dissatisfied, so he proposed a trade to the team.

"Basketball reasons" caused the inability to join forces

Because Paul's value is very high, many teams need such a player with excellent ball intelligence and good at organization, so Paul has attracted the attention of many teams, and the Lakers are no exception, after being eliminated by the Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs in 2011, the Lakers deeply realized the importance of point guards, so they launched a fierce pursuit of Paul, and their sincerity is also quite sufficient, and even the championship heroes Pau Gasol and Odom are used as bargaining chips, and the Rockets are used as a third party, which shows that the Lakers really want to get Paul。

The deal was close to being reached, but the Hornets were hosted by the league at the time, so it needed to be voted on by other team owners, and other teams naturally didn't want to see their own team have a strong opponent for no reason, otherwise how could they compete for the championship. So they were almost all opposed, and the NBA president had no choice but to announce that he had suspended the deal for "basketball reasons".

Paul had no choice but to join the Clippers

It's no play to go to the Lakers to fight for a championship, and the league won't allow that kind of thing to exist, so Paul is targeting another team in Los Angeles: the Clippers. The Clippers are far less sincere than the Lakers in order to get the chips sent by Paul, and Odom, who fell into trade rumors, was also completely heartbroken, so he was also an important contributor to the Lakers' two championships. Halfway through the season, the Lakers also sent Fisher away and ushered in Sessions, but players of this level still have a very small improvement for the Lakers, and the game is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat. The Lakers, who have regressed instead of improving, have dropped a notch in strength, and they are steadily improving compared to other teams in the West. This also led to the 2012 playoffs, when the Lakers lost to the Thunder and missed the promotion.

Paul, who came to the Clippers, had an equally average life, although he teamed up with Griffin and Jordan Jr. to create an "empty city", but he never broke through in the playoffs, and was reversed by the Rockets when he led 3-1 in the second round of the playoffs in 2015. Paul has played for more than ten years, and has never entered the Western Conference Finals, and many fans often criticize Paul for not being able to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals, which makes Paul very unhappy, although he is more comfortable in the Clippers period than in the Hornets, and he has also entered three times, but it is never the same thing to fail to win the championship.

Later in Paul's career, he moved on to a number of teams

A player of Paul's level, who played popularity and personal luxury data in the early stage of his career, once he reached the age of 30, he had to think about the championship, which also led to the love-hate relationship between Paul and the Rockets. It wasn't until Paul joined the Rockets in the 17-18 season that he finally made it to the Western Conference Finals. However, he later had a conflict with Harden, and the two only spent a short honeymoon period. Then there is Paul tossing and turning teams, the only Finals experience in his career is in 2021, and he also had a chance to win the championship that year, leading the Bucks 2-0 in the Finals, but because of a little conflict with the team's young Booker, he was overturned and finally missed the championship.

It is worth mentioning that a year before Paul and Kobe Bryant joined forces in this trade, the Heat had just formed the Big Three of James + Wade + Bosh, and despite the overwhelming opposition from the media, the league did not come out to stop it. It has to be said that Paul's luck was always a little bit worse.