Message: This news feed will stop on Jan 23 2012. Thank you for your custom.Sponsored LinkPreview: Hornets at Heat, 7:30 p.m. Mondaycoming off Sunday's home game against Atlanta . . . The Hornets enter on a three-game road losing streak . . . Guard Eric Gordon (knee) is out for the Hornets, with center Chris Kaman away from the team as New Orleans seeks a trade for his expiringNew Orleans Hornets are getting some nibbles on Chris Kamanused to playing 30 to 35 minutes.Kaman, who will be 30 in April, was acquired with guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 2012 first-round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for All-Star point guard ChrisHornets-Heat Previewaveraged 16.5 points and 7.3 assists while emerging as the team's top offensive option with Eric Gordon sidelined by a knee injury, but was held to 10 points and four assists Sunday. Getting back in transition may be a concern for the Hornets, who haveNBA AM: 2008 Rookie Class Extension RecapConference standings and the team wisely locked him up as part of their long term core. #7 – Eric Gordon – New Orleans Hornets Status: No Deal Despite limited court time since becoming a Hornet the NBA authorized general manager Dell Demps to offerNBA Chat With Mark Nugent 1/26/12pick turned into #1 overall = Kyrie Irving. They could have then built around the core of Irving, Eric Gordon, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, + Minnesota’s future first. Its not that they have a bad team now, but could have been epic for years. AgreeNBA PM: Scouts’ Takes on Rookie Studs and Dudsby Evans and Fredette’s instinct to get their own shots. Gordon a Part of the Hornets’ Future? Eric Gordon declined a four-year extension offer from the New Orleans Hornets, but general manager Del Demps insists he’s still a part of their future.Scorecard: NBA Draft Class of 2008Serge Ibaka (Seattle/Oklahoma City), JaVale McGee (Washington), Roy Hibbert (Indiana), Danilo Gallinari (New York), Brook Lopez (New Jersey), Eric Gordon (New Orleans), and D.J. Augustin (Charlotte). * At the time of the draft the franchise was stillHornets latest moves make Chris Paul to Clippers look fishyteam just announced that along with the news that there will be no new contract terms with guard Eric Gordon during the season, leaving him open for free agency. Gordon and Kaman were two of the large pieces shipped to New Orleans by the Los AngelesNew Orleans Hornets not in disarray but a team on move for long haulHornets’ future more promising, gathering a younger core by way of a deal with the Clippers that brought Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, Chris Kaman and his expiring $14 million contract and a potential 2012 lottery pick that meant the Hornets likely |
