New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) takes a shot against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) takes a shot against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.

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  1. Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) goes up against New Orleans Hornets center Earl Barron, left, during the fourth quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. Teague led the Hawks with 19 points for the night as the they won 108-102.
  2. New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) takes a shot against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  3. New Orleans Hornets center Earl Barron (55) is denied a shot by Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia (27), of Georgia, during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  4. New Orleans Hornets guard Devin Brown, right, drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby, left, during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta.
  5. New Orleans Hornets guard Bobby Brown, right, drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the second quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  6. New Orleans Hornets forward Darius Songaila, right, fights for a loose ball against Atlanta Hawks forward Othello Hunter, behind, during the first quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta.
  7. New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul, left, is fouled by Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson (14) as Paul drives to the basket in the second quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.
  8. New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul (3) takes a shot against Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) during the third quarter of an NBA preseason basketball game at Philips Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 108-102.
  9. Rhode Island quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne scrambles from the encroaching Massachusetts defender Kyle Harrington in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 in Amherst, Mass. Massachusetts won, 30-10.
  10. New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul congratulates New Orleans Hornets guard Darren Collison (2) at the end of the NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in New Orleans, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Hornets defeated the Bucks 102-99 in overtime.
  11. New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul talks with Hornets center Hilton Armstrong (12) during a break in the action against the Atlanta Hawks in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.
  12. New Orleans Hornets guards Chris Paul, right, and Devin Brown react on the bench in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Paul injured his ankle and is out indefinitely.
  13. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  14. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  15. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  16. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.

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