You can add the New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul and the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony to the list of stars toying with the idea of playing overseas during the NBA lockout.
Both revealed an interest in plying their trade in China in the months ahead, lending their voices to the players' cause in the lockout battle with NBA owners. With Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard also thought to be mulling over opportunities to play outside the US, pressure is at least mounting on the owners to get a deal done.
However, until more stars sign on the dotted line for overseas deals, owners are unlikely to be pushed too hard. Talk is cheap, after all, and the New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams is still the only bona fide star to agree an overseas move. If Paul and Anthony were to sign deals in China, then things might be shaken up a little.
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