LACReceived
PChris PaulLos Angeles Clippers
#Two 2015 second-round picks
Franchise transformation · December 14, 2011
The trade that created Lob City
The Clippers acquired Chris Paul and two future second-round picks. New Orleans received Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu and Minnesota's unprotected 2012 first-round pick.
See where this happened in the 2011 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To LAC20152NDround asset
To NOH20121STround assetNOHReceived
New Orleans Hornets
PEric Gordon
PChris Kaman
PAl-Farouq Aminu
#2012 unprotected Minnesota first-round pick
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The league-owned Hornets needed a credible return for their franchise guard, while the Clippers had a rare chance to pair an elite playmaker with Blake Griffin.
Why history remembers it
Paul turned the Clippers into a perennial playoff team, gave the franchise its Lob City identity and shifted basketball attention inside Los Angeles.
What changed
The consequences
- The Clippers made six consecutive postseasons with Paul.
- The Minnesota pick became Austin Rivers at No. 10.
- Paul earned five All-NBA selections as a Clipper.
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