Started By
Message
locked post

The Trade Deadline Thread: Hornets seek continuity in push for championship

Posted on 3/15/12 at 9:54 am
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116328 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 9:54 am
LINK

quote:

Chris Kaman is still the most likely trade candidate for the Hornets, but John Reid of the New Orleans Times-Picayune says any of New Orleans' veteran players are available for the right combination of draft picks and expiring contracts. Here are a few more of Reid's Hornets rumors:
•New Orleans is listening to offers on Trevor Ariza, though Ariza's agent David Lee said Wednesday he hasn't heard about any trade scenarios involving his client.
•The Hornets backed out of trade talks with the Cavaliers involving Emeka Okafor and Antawn Jamison, since Cleveland insisted on acquiring one of New Orleans' two 2012 first-round picks. The Hornets continue to try to trade Okafor though. •There remains speculation that Mike Dunleavy, who is part of the group trying to buy the Hornets, may want to keep Chris Kaman around past this season. I can't see that having a major impact on the team's Kaman decision though, since the Hornets are still owned by the league for now.


LINK

quote:

The Pacers are expected to make another run at Chris Kaman before Thursday's trade deadline.
The Pacers desperately need a backup for Roy Hibbert with Jeff Foster (back) out. Indiana has more than $14 million in cap space and two open roster spots, so a deal between Indiana and New Orleans would certainly make sense. However, Larry Bird will not give up a first-round pick for an expiring contract, so the Pacers won't be overpaying for Kaman's services.



This post was edited on 3/15/12 at 5:06 pm
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116328 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 9:54 am to
quote:

•The Rockets are discussing more than half their roster in trades, having offered around Terrence Williams, Jonny Flynn, Jordan Hill, Chase Budinger, Patrick Patterson, Luis Scola, Hasheem Thabeet and Courtney Lee. According to Kyler, Houston would trade any combination of those players to acquire Chris Kaman.


LINK /
Posted by drake20
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
13123 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:06 am to
Celtics interested in Kaman...

The Boston Celtics are very much in the market for a center and will certainly look to make a move prior to the trading deadline.

But if the C’s fail to land a much-needed big man prior to tomorrow’s 3 p.m. deadline, all is not lost in their quest to add size.

New Orleans center Chris Kaman has been on the trading block for a while, with the asking price seemingly dropping by the minute.

He’s earning more than $14 million this season, which as you can imagine, has scared off a number of potential suitors.

If the Hornets can’t move him via trade, you can anticipate talks about a buy-out to begin soon.

That would allow him to become a free agent and sign with any team of his choosing.

According to a league source, Boston would be on his short list of potential destinations.

“You look at what they need and what he brings to the game . . . it would be a great fit, it really would,” the source said. “But a lot of things have to happen, and not happen, before that can come about.”

LINK
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63674 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:07 am to
I think it's a real possibility that nothing happens. That's okay with me. It's not that any realistic trade at this point is going to make a difference in the near or long term.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
96536 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 10:13 am to
Indiana has acquired Leandro Barbosa from the Raptors.

Depending on who they gave up, this may eat a lot of the cap space they'd potentially be using on Kaman.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
63674 posts
Posted on 3/15/12 at 1:21 pm to
We're not screwed. Any trade at this point doesn't mean much one way or the other. I understand the excitement and interest when it comes to trades, but it just isn't a big deal for the Hornets right now.

ETA: Actually, it may mean more for this front office going forward to give the finger to teams offering dogshit for Kaman, Okafor or Ariza.
This post was edited on 3/15/12 at 1:23 pm
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram