Rumor: James advises Paul to stay West

According to a tweet by Cavs beat writer Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, LeBron James is advising Chris Paul to seek a trade, but to stay in the Western Conference to keep it competitive.

Paul has two years before he becomes a free agent but has put a plan in motion to force a trade out of New Orleans for the 2010-11 season. He is rumored to be favoring Eastern Conference contenders the Magic and Knicks as future places to play. Paul, also interested in playing for the Lakers in the West, plans to meet with New Orleans executives Monday to discuss his future with the team.

James endorsed Paul’s decision to be traded when he tweeted Thursday, “Best of luck to my brother @oneandonlycp3. Do what’s best for You and your family.”

Yahoo! reported earlier this month that a source familiar with the deal said Paul joined forces with James’ marketing company, LRMR.

Howard Beck with the New York Times, however, said Paul has not yet made the official decision to join the Cleveland-based firm founded by James and friend Maverick Carter.

Paul ended his relationship with his former agency, Octagon, earlier this month and hired Leon Rose, an agent with C.A.A. Rose, who is close to William Wesley, an NBA confidant to several players, including James.

One Comments for “Rumor: James advises Paul to stay West”

1. pho 95 Says:
   July 25th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

   lol lebron telling cp3 to stay in the west to keep it competitive lol. y would cp3 listen to wat lebron say’s didn’t cp3 tell him to stay and let scott coach lebron so there’s no point of cp3 listening to bron + bron saying competitive lol him joining bosh and wade is like not competitive no more. think b4 u say something bron

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