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Sons the rumors I'm hearing is that they may move Thornton with Peja ... not sure I like that
Hornets not resting on laurels
November, 10, 2010
1:35PM ET
By Chris Broussard
The New Orleans Hornets have been the surprise of the NBA thus far, but they are not fooled by their 7-0 start. Though they've beaten "contenders'' Miami, San Antonio and Denver (until Melo leaves), the Hornets' front office knows it hasn't yet joined the elite.
The club's plan to get to that level involves Peja Stojakovic, whose value is now in his contract rather than his shot.
The Hornets are on the lookout for clubs that fall far short of expectations before the February trade deadline. The logic is that some of those bad or mediocre teams will be looking to dump good players with big contracts for expiring deals.
When that occurs, the Hornets hope Stojakovic's contract can help them make a splash. New Orleans is looking to trade his deal, which pays him $15.3 million this year, for a borderline all-star type who complements Chris Paul.
The Hornets have already contacted Philadelphia about Andre Iguodala. But the Sixers, who aren't yet sure they're willing to move Iguodala, rebuffed them fairly quickly. Philadelphia's getting lots of calls about Iguodala and will have plenty of options if it decides to trade him.
New Orleans might be a viable one, with the Hornets capable of throwing in a young talent like Marcus Thornton or Marco Bellinelli alongside Stojakovic.
Iguodala would seem to be a great fit alongside Paul, as long as the Hornets were able to keep some outside shooters (i.e. Bellinelli).
I'm not sure who else the Hornets have contacted (or are looking at) but possible trading partners could be:
Charlotte - If the Bobcats continue going south, would they be willing to move the long-term deals of either Stephen Jackson or Gerald Wallace for the payroll relief Stojakovic's deal would bring?
Houston - Would the Rockets consider moving Kevin Martin for an expiring deal and a young talent if they continue losing?
Detroit - Would the Hornets be interested in putting Richard Hamilton next to Paul?
New Orleans knows it needs to continue strengthening its roster to become a contender and also to keep Paul excited about being a Hornet long-term.
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...ing-on-laurels
Sons the rumors I'm hearing is that they may move Thornton with Peja ... not sure I like that
Peja for Jax and Wallace?
Hornets would be scary mother ers
Thorton or Bellinelli hmmm both are solid pieces...Dunno if Iguodala is even worth that much. However, he does seem to play better when he has a pretty solid PG like when he had John Legend er, Andre Miller.
Hornets are moving to NY?
No...just no
Dont' want to see Paul lobbing passes to Iggy...
With Iggy you have to take also on Nocis contract. Iggy+Thornton doesnt work for it.
Peja has beside being expiring zero value, so im pretty sure Thornton wouldnt be enough.
Im sure Rockets and Mavs calling the Sixers all the time about Iggy.
peja + thornton for Iggy+ Speights?
damn damn damn, the bees would be scary if that happens
I really don't care for Iggy that much. The team defense is already strong and Iggy wouldn't improve the offense that much and in fact might hurt it since he's not a great perimeter shooter. I would rather look at someone like Jason Richardson at the SG spot.
gettin rid of Peja for my pube hairs is a steal for the Hornets.
The Hornets are just missing a solid SG. Bellineli is good, but not great, and can turn into a liability. Other than that, I like the team at every other position.
Meh. That's a good regular season move. They need more quality bigs to make some real noise when they get to the playoffs.
I like it, but only 'cause I'm a Spurs fan.
Seriously, I hope they do it, they would have absolutely no shooting with Ariza and Iguodala on the wings.
Peja will be an important piece if the Hornets make the WCF. Who else will air ball 3 pointers in crunch time of a possible game 7.
Last edited by mindcrime; 11-10-2010 at 05:53 PM.
LOL why would Charlotte ever do that???? They wouldn't trade Wallace alone for a scrub like Peja.
I'd rather they keep Peja though, he's so useless, no athletic ability, at least compared to the norm for the league.
I'd rather the Hornets trade Belinelli over Thornton.
Peja isn't in their rotation.
Iggy/Riza/CP3 would be a pretty scary perimeter defense.
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