The push is clearly on from the Hornets and Magic

The push is clearly on from the Hornets and Magic,giubbotti moncler outlet who know their 26-year-old stars are unlikely to sign extensions to stay beyond this season.
The deal for Paul that the NBA nixed Friday for "basketball reasons" was reworked and being reconsidered by the league. But the Lakers apparently had enough, feeling the distraction was too great over whether players would be with the team or traded.
So they elected to pull out of the three-team deal and instead sent forward Lamar Odom and a 2012 second-round draft pick to the Mavericks in exchange for a protected 2012 first-round draft pick and an $8.9 million trade exception.
The Lakers can use the trade exception and the draft pick to go after Howard in a trade with the Magic. A Lakers' trade for Howard likely would include center Andrew Bynum going to Orlando.
"If I'm here, I'm looking forward to the season," Bynum said. "If they were able to pull a move like that off, it would be great for the organization, and I'd be in Orlando hooping."
At the camp Sunday, Kobe Bryant was asked about an Odom trade: "I don't like it. He's great at bringing guys together. I trust management knows what they're doing … but it's tough. … I've known Lamar for a long time. He's a big presence for us in the locker room, just from a team chemistry standpoint. …
"Pau (Gasol) is still here, and we're all thankful for that. It's hard when you've been through so many battles with players to just see them go somewhere else. It's tough."
Bryant also didn't like it that Odom would be going to the Mavericks, who eliminated the Lakers from the playoffs last season: "We were supposed to come back and get them back."
The Hornets, meanwhile, are left with trying to find a trade that will be approved for Paul, with the Clippers a likely spot, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported. Hornets coach Monty Williams also said the lingering trade reports are a distraction for his team.
Hornets Coach Monty Williams said Chris Paul's lingering trade uncertainty is a major distraction "I don't know if I have a right answer to give you guys because I have my opinion. I have five children moncler jackets and a wife and my opinion may cost me a lot of money."
And Howard admitted Saturday to asking for a trade, likening his request to a divorce that only one party wants.
"I've done everything for this city. I don't think people understand the magnitude of love I have just for this city," he said. "It's beyond basketball. I think people, anybody should understand that. For me this has just not been a city I enjoy playing basketball in. I love everybody here, that's why it's been so tough."
But he said recent playoff disappointments played a role in asking out.
"I've been back and forth," he said. "Mainly because the people here really care for the city. Nobody's gonna understand that. And if you hate me because of a jersey, then you never really loved me. That's how I feel."
Magic general manager Otis Smith obviously would like to keep Howard but said he is exploring options.
"When you invest seven years in a player and that's what he decides, then you have to deal with that from that angle. But it's not the end of the world," Smith said. "Like I said before, the Orlando Magic franchise is what it's about. We like to make this into an individual game, but the fact of the matter is it's a team sport. And we'll continue to move forward. "
Smith said there is no timetable or deadline for a trade.
When this all first developed, Hornets general manager Dell Demps thought he had a great deal arranged originally:
Paul to the Lakers; Odom, 32, to the Hornets and Gasol to the Rockets, who would have sent forward Luis Scola, 31, guards Kevin Martin, 29, and Goran Dragic, 25, and a first-round draft pick to New Orleans.
All things considered, Demps originally came away with a fine haul, maybe the best he will get for losing Paul.
But the NBA didn't see it that way — and was skewered across all platforms for its heavy-handed decision.
"Of course, Dell and (coach) Monty (Williams) were very upset when everything fell through," a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. "They had spent a lot of time on it and they thought cheap moncler jackets was a great deal for the team."