re: ESPN: Hornets and Raptors agree in principle on Peja/Bayless trade

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But on the court, there are three major reasons to like this trade for New Orleans.



First, Jack is, at the moment, better than Bayless. For a franchise in win-today mode, that's a vital consideration. Bayless may eventually become a potent high-scoring guard as a poor man's Devin Harris, but he isn't there yet and was unlikely to ever reach that status playing 10 minutes a night behind Paul. In fact, he had struggled mightily in his brief stay with the Hornets after a solid season in Portland a year ago. (Bayless, incidentally, was a Hornet for just four weeks. Hope he was renting. If you're following the math from the previous trade that brought Bayless from Portland, New Orleans essentially used next year's first-round pick on Jack.)



Second, Jack is much more capable than Bayless of playing with Paul in the same backcourt. He's a better outside shooter and floor spacer, and he is bigger and can more realistically check 2s. Because of those considerations, he's a better fit in the Hornets' rotation than Bayless.



And finally, there's Andersen. Yes, he's softer than cotton candy, but this could be a useful throw-in. The one thing he can do is play the pick-and-pop game. With a masterful pick-and-roll point guard like Paul on his side, that's likely to make Andersen a useful offensive weapon off the bench. He's a 7-footer too, so as limited as he may be defensively he helps address a glaring lack of size in the Hornets' second unit.

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The only player from Toronto I want is Andrea Bargnani

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Jake >>>> Dell

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calderon is a really good point guard and would make a great backup, fwiw

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was Thornton NOT playing because they didn't want him to be trade bait for this deal?

Melo will be in NO less than 30 days

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How do we feel as a fan nation?

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i don't like the "dell has only done right" comments for this trade, solely b/c he obviously fricked up when he acquired bayless originally. he's made good moves otherwise, but he's not perfect

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