Clippers get Chris Paul but was it a good deal?

To put it in a pop-cultural perspective, the Clippers' acquisition of Paul is like The CW suddenly being the home of, say, “Modern Family.”

Chris Paul will soon be making alley-oop lobs to a young star famous for dunking over a car. The New Orleans Hornets agreed Wednesday to send Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers, home of forward Blake Griffin.

Billups was fully expecting to be the team's starting point guard and the veteran leader of the Clippers talented young core. For more news, notes and analysis of the LA Clippers, check out the ClipperBlog. Blog Now that the Clippers have acquired

AP As Richard Hamilton and the Chicago Bulls put the finishing touches on a contract, Derrick Rose couldn't stop beaming Wednesday night. "With him, I'm going to have a lot more assists this year," the star point guard said. The Bulls made it official