[Official - trade complete] Hornets Trying to Land RFA Lopez from the Suns {merged}

[Attila The Hun]

The more I think about it, the more a three-way trade of RFA makes sense..

Golden State get Landry- giving them a frontcourt rotation of Bogut, Lee, Landry and Tyler

Phoenix get Rush- they've currently got Dudley (who is really more of a SF) and Brown at SG- Rush starts at SG, move Dudley to SF

New Orleans get Lopez- may as well get some value return on the asset (Landry), get to look at a 24yo C

..presuming all contracts small-ish (1-2 years)..

[TPDG22]

I really do hope we get him.

[Vinny6420]

He is the big that we need, then we'll be good

[RaisingTheBar]

He is the big that we need, then we'll be good

i really hope demps can pull it off

starting lineup of:

vasquez (at least to start the season)
gordon
aminu
davis
lopez

with a bench of: rivers (prob will start at some point in the season), miler, anderson, smith, thomas, dyson, x, depending on trades of course.

i would love that team.

[GameBreaker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUjXy...e_gdata_player

[P Raff]

i really hope demps can pull it off

starting lineup of:

vasquez (at least to start the season)
gordon
aminu
davis
lopez

with a bench of: rivers (prob will start at some point in the season), miler, anderson, smith, thomas, dyson, x, depending on trades of course.

i would love that team.

I still think we're going to see an Anderson-Davis frontcourt, not that it really matters. It's all gonna depend on the matchup. Regardless, a frontcourt of Davis, Anderson, Lopez, and Smith would be fantastic. One of the best in the league for years to come, IMO.

[sfernald]

i really hope demps can pull it off

starting lineup of:

vasquez (at least to start the season)
gordon
aminu
davis
lopez

with a bench of: rivers (prob will start at some point in the season), miler, anderson, smith, thomas, dyson, x, depending on trades of course.

i would love that team.

Anderson at 8Mil is a starter in this team though.

[RaisingTheBar]

Anderson at 8Mil is a starter in this team though.

getting paid 8 million and being a starter means nothing. he can have more minutes than a starter does and not actually start.

[Vinny6420]

I'd love him as our back, it just helps having a big body like him

[neworleanshoo]

make it happen

[Mr. West]

Lopez would be a great off the bench 5, but guy shouldn't be a starter. Dude has one of the worst assist to TO ratios ever, and only had like 7 assists all year. He is slow footed and though he can defend the post, he is a slightly disappointing rebounder and can't really score well. Where Davis and Anderson will (hopefully) be fringe all stars, Lopez is a fringe starter. However, all that aside, he would be great depth.

[Purple Haze]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUjXy...e_gdata_player

Good GOD I'd rather just start Smith all year. Wow that was horrible.

[da ThRONe]

Lopez would be a great off the bench 5, but guy shouldn't be a starter. Dude has one of the worst assist to TO ratios ever, and only had like 7 assists all year. He is slow footed and though he can defend the post, he is a slightly disappointing rebounder and can't really score well. Where Davis and Anderson will (hopefully) be fringe all stars, Lopez is a fringe starter. However, all that aside, he would be great depth.

This is more of my mindset. Lopez is a solid player, but I don't see him as the missing piece. Even with our hole at the 5 spot. For the right price I'd gladly welcome the depth though.

[Purple Haze]

What was his injury? ACL?

[PelicanFever]

This is more of my mindset. Lopez is a solid player, but I don't see him as the missing piece. Even with our hole at the 5 spot. For the right price I'd gladly welcome the depth though.

robin lopez had a PER of 15 last yr...he is a similar caliber of player to jason smith considering his superior post defense to smith

cant have enough bigs...lopez and smith would be the best backup bigmen duo in the league

[hornetstime247]

After reading the Suns board I dont know if i want him anymore especially if his price is anything above 4mill per year.

[thefuture]

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[FlyGirl]

If we want to be technical, Woj said the Hornets 'have worked hard'. He didn't they say they're 'working hard'.

[Coughka]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUjXyZcksO4

Ummmmmmmmm, no thanks.

[IamQuailman]

Lopez would be a great off the bench 5, but guy shouldn't be a starter. Dude has one of the worst assist to TO ratios ever, and only had like 7 assists all year. He is slow footed and though he can defend the post, he is a slightly disappointing rebounder and can't really score well. Where Davis and Anderson will (hopefully) be fringe all stars, Lopez is a fringe starter. However, all that aside, he would be great depth.

This is more of my mindset. Lopez is a solid player, but I don't see him as the missing piece. Even with our hole at the 5 spot. For the right price I'd gladly welcome the depth though.

Exactly... he would be a great addition off the bench... but this guy is by far not the great player everyone is billing him to be. I don't understand the love fest with him and Whiteside

[FlyGirl]

I've never been high on Robin Lopez but a change of scenery might help him. I don't guess he'd be bad off the bench. I would just hope the $ wouldn't be too crazy.

[JJackisangry]

Good GOD I'd rather just start Smith all year. Wow that was horrible.

He cant be any worse than his brother George Lopez...

[PELICANSFAN]

I have not been a huge fan. However, he is much better than anything else available at the position and has the potential at 24 to get better.

[DroopyDawg]

Anderson at 8Mil is a starter in this team though.

The word "Starter" is just a label... If the "starter" plays 20 minutes and the "backup" plays 28, then it doesn't matter who "starts".

[FlyGirl]

He cant be any worse than his brother George Lopez...