Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 1:20 am  |  103 responses

Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert’s E-mail to Stop Chris Paul Trade to Lakers


From the bumbling creator of the Comic Sans fiasco when LeBron took his talents to South Beach, comes yet another poorly thought-out missive. Yahoo! Sports grabbed the whole thing, when it was leaked:

“Commissioner,

It would be a travesty to allow the Lakers to acquire Chris Paul in the apparent trade being discussed.

This trade should go to a vote of the 29 owners of the Hornets.

Over the next three seasons this deal would save the Lakers approximately $20 million in salaries and approximately $21 million in luxury taxes. That $21 million goes to non-taxpaying teams and to fund revenue sharing.

I cannot remember ever seeing a trade where a team got by far the best player in the trade and saved over $40 million in the process. And it doesn’t appear that they would give up any draft picks, which might allow to later make a trade for Dwight Howard. (They would also get a large trade exception that would help them improve their team and/or eventually trade for Howard.) When the Lakers got Pau Gasol (at the time considered an extremely lopsided trade) they took on tens of millions in additional salary and luxury tax and they gave up a number of prospects (one in Marc Gasol who may become a max-salary player).

I just don’t see how we can allow this trade to happen.

I know the vast majority of owners feel the same way that I do.

When will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the Washington Generals?

Please advise….

Dan G.”

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  • blue_rasta

    dan gilbert is just mad because he owns a worthless team, in all honesty no self respecting NBA player would play for the Cavs they suck @ss and dan is bitter haha what a sucker

  • Stop Whining!

    Dear Dan Gilbert,
    You are by far the biggest douche when it comes to NBA owners. As if it wasn’t enough when you cried like a baby when Lebron left your miserable city and pathetic team, now you cry to the new grande wizard in stern. Or should I call him stench because his behavior through this whole lockout and bargaining situation stinks. It’s funny how you owners use players and then dump them like weekly trash at the drop of a dime when you feel their services can no longer line your pockets in the way you deem acceptable. As soon as the players who keep generating that revenue for you decide a change of scenery would be nice and no longer want to be your bi#@%, you put the pink panties on and run to stench (stern). Guess what, we are on the brink of 2012. Slavery is and has been over for many years. Get with the times. You want to make more dinero, make better business decisions! Stop crying and get business savvy you entitlement babies! You’re pathetic!

  • derfbilaux76

    First problem is that NOH is owned by the league. So when the Dictator deems a trade not to be in their best interest, of course it will get shot down. From what I understand the clause for the league to approve a trade has been in effect for awhile. But ironicall this is the first time it has been exercised. I dont have a problem with cancelling the trade but they need to give us more detailed information than just “Baketball Reasoning”. As for Danny Boy, in the future dont invest your money into business that you dont have a clue about!!

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