With the New Orleans Hornets trading point guard Darren Collison and acquiring athletic forward Trevor Ariza, the Hornets will make sure that they will keep Chris Paul committed and happy in New Orleans as losing Paul without insurance in Collison would spell all-time-low for the franchise.
Still, the Hornets may want to add more talent with the roster since shipping Collison and Posey for Ariza. Now having Ariza fills in the need for a better SF by New Orleans alongside rookie Quincy Pondexter in which it looks good on paper but within this early, still an enigma if the trade will pay dividends in terms of winning games.
Bottom line is, to keep Paul, the hornets must make him happy by surrounding him with talent that will eventually be a contender on the West. If not, there are teams looking to grab Paul or Paul could leave for greener pastures.