New Orleans Point Guard Wants to Stay
6:00AM ET July 26, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
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After weeks of rumors that he was demanding that he be traded to another team, New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul has met with team officials and says that he looks forward to remaining with the franchise that drafted him. Earlier in July, Paul said at his charity golf outing earlier this month that he would welcome a trade if the Hornets did not demonstrate a willingness to give him a supporting cast that would make the club good enough to compete with any team in the NBA. There was speculation that Paul wanted to go to New York or Orlando, but CP3 has said now that he wants to stay put.

"I expressed my desire to win and I like what they said about the direction that they want to take the team. I have been a Hornet my entire career and I hope to represent the city of New Orleans and state of Louisiana for many years to come," Paul said in a statement. The Hornets drafted Paul in 2005.