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

[Soundwave]

Ok, by my rudimentary math, we will have about $10 mil available next year (includes us signing Miller and subtracts Dyson).

It could raise to $12 if the salary cap is raised to $60 as some expect it will.









Edited. Was trying to do it in my head originally and ran out of fingers, so first estimates were wrong.

[GeauxPelicans]

Anybody have the exact deal?

[eballa1]

someone tell me when did we get Brooklyn's 2nd?

It was part of the deal for Brad Miller, I believe. We acquired two 2nd rounders in that deal and those are the picks we flipped to the Sunds here.

Here's the trade from the Hornets release:

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have acquired center Robin Lopez, forward Hakim Warrick, and cash considerations from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Jerome Dyson, center Brad Miller and two 2nd round picks (Brooklyn’s 2013 second round selection and Minnesota’s 2016 second round draft choice) as part of a three-team trade along with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Phoenix receives Brad Miller and Jerome Dyson from the Hornets as well as Wesley Johnson and a 1st round pick from Minnesota. Minnesota receives Brooklyn’s 2013 2nd round pick and their own 2016 2nd round pick from New Orleans.

[Who Dat Hornets]

Per NBA.com http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/horn...arrick-phoenix

I believe Lopez will be our starting center and will show improvement from his previous seasons, given the minutes.

[GeauxPelicans]

What great trade for Phoenix. Thank u eballa

[FlyGirl]

John Gambadoro ‏@Gambo620
With 3-way trade now completed Suns turn attention to signing a backup center. Suns will have 14 mill in cap space for next season.

[RaisingTheBar]

I found someone that agrees with me!!!! But dude their is a big long thread about this.

[omalakas]

Finally!! Didn't have to review 50 page thread to get this answer.

[Vinny6420]

[Kurgan]

Finally!! Didn't have to review 50 page thread to get this answer.

THIS.

[AD23forMVP]

How is this trade any different from the previous one?

[Nola Hornet]

I understand why that first round pick was involved on Minnesota's part. Phoenix is taking back around 10mil in contracts to make this happen.

[DroopyDawg]

Great I was hoping this thing would get finalized. Welcome Lopez, Warrick and "cash considerations"!

[All Metro]

I also think he will be starting, but hey....

[Who Dat Hornets]

I believed that this needed its own thread since its official now. Like omalakas pointed out it sucks having to scroll through a bunch of pages on another thread when the other thread was still in the process of the trade. Sry about double posting.

[HornetGuru]

what kinda cash we talkin?

[RaisingTheBar]

what kinda cash we talkin?

I wish it was enough to buy out warrick, but that is just me dreaming.

[RaisingTheBar]

It's not lol

The only thing that is different is that miller's contract is going to the suns. In the previous report he was going to minn, which I think we all knew isnt possible.

[All Metro]

I believed that this needed its own thread since its official now. Like omalakas pointed out it sucks having to scroll through a bunch of pages on another thread when the other thread was still in the process of the trade. Sry about double posting.

Nothing to be sorry about. The official post would have been buried in the 50 page thread and who knows when the title would have been updated. It's annoying, so thanks for posting this thread

[SeauxCrazy]

what kinda cash we talkin?

I think I read somewhere, 3 years 15 mil.

[Vinny6420]

They are doing a press conference?

[Vinny6420]

I wish it was enough to buy out warrick, but that is just me dreaming.

He is basically an expiring though

[TPDG22]

San Antonio is going to have a long night come Oct. 31st.

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Dyson to Suns. Mayne pick is different.

[Hornetnojersey]

San Antonio is going to have a long night come Oct. 31st.

The Hive will be Rocking!