Broussard: Hornets Gauging Interest in Gordon {merged all of Gordon rumors}

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Originally Posted by PELICANSFAN

I think it would be several years before GS could trade a 1st rounder. Without Barnes thrown in, I would have to pass.

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Couldn't agree more.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

If we make this move, I'll be surprised.

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Agree with this too.

Just wanted to point this out, but if we do Gordon for Thompson, I'm pretty sure we'd have the tallest starting line up by far.

Vasquez 6'6
Thompson 6'7
Aminu 6'9
Davis 6'11
Lopez 7'

TL;DR -> They love Draymond coming off the bench for their team

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Originally Posted by Bee-Fense

Just wanted to point this out, but if we do Gordon for Thompson, I'm pretty sure we'd have the tallest starting line up by far.

Vasquez 6'6
Thompson 6'7
Aminu 6'9
Davis 6'11
Lopez 7'

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This says we're already the tallest (by a smidgen) right now. Thompson would no doubt bring that height up.

http://hoopspeak.com/2013/02/does-size-really-matter/

Reading NBA writer tweets on hoops hype, and everyone is blasting GS for even thinking about trading Klay for Gordon. Maybe we value Gordon to much?

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Originally Posted by GeauxPelicans

Reading NBA writer tweets on hoops hype, and everyone is blasting GS for even thinking about trading Klay for Gordon. Maybe we value Gordon to much?

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What's this we stuff?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...or-eric-gordon

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

What's this we stuff?

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Word...as of right now they are averaging around the same amount of pts. Difference is Thompson has played all 53 games....Gordon has played 19. Another plus is that Thompson is a much better 3pt shooter.

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Originally Posted by GeauxPelicans

Reading NBA writer tweets on hoops hype, and everyone is blasting GS for even thinking about trading Klay for Gordon. Maybe we value Gordon to much?

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Gordon still isn't playing back to backs, he has a lot of games to play before he shakes the soft/injury prone label with the media. GMs considering a trade for Gordon will no doubt get access to more information about Gordon's condition than the number of games played.

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Originally Posted by Eman5805

What's this we stuff?

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We, as in Pelicans fans. Maybe we should b happy with Klay/Rich Jefferson?

From Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio:

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO
FYI: Source says trade talks involving Hornets G Eric Gordon and Warriors G Klay Thompson are at "more than exploratory" stage.

https://twitter.com/SamAmicoFSO/stat...98433991307264

and later:

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO
Yes. First reported by @JohnReidTP of Times-Picayune. RT @JonesOnTheNBA: This Golden State acquiring Eric Gordon rumor have legs?

Has legs, but a bum knee

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Originally Posted by GeauxPelicans

We, as in Pelicans fans. Maybe we should b happy with Klay/Rich Jefferson?

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All the talk of them adding Barnes and others are pipe dreams. A lot of people are overrating Gordon's value at this point. We'd be lucky to get Klay/Jefferson for Gordon. I don't think GS will do it. Our best bet is somehow for the remainder of the season Gordon plays well enough, or even sometime before the trade deadline next year he's healthy and plays well and we get some sort of value. He's dangerously close to just being a flat-out bad contract / unproductive player. He has very little value IMO. I hope I'm wrong, but that seems to be what other people think who aren't Hornets fans.

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Originally Posted by IamQuailman

Has legs, but a bum knee

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http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploa...the-office.gif

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Originally Posted by IamQuailman

Has legs, but a bum knee

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Uggghhhhhhh, we can gauge all of the other stats fairly objectively, but how do we gauge injury potentiality ughgughgughgghg.

I don't understand the rush to get rid of him... we aren't making the playoffs, we're selling low, and we aren't facing salary cap problems. the guy isn't cleared to play back-to-backs still so it's a bad time for his stock. it's giving austin extra minutes, we'd have to take back a bad contract to match salaries most likely and this team is still a .500 team while he's on the floor and no where close to .500 when he's sitting. see where we fall in the draft, possible free agents and then if anything wait til next deadline to trade him. no reason to rush the gun on a team not going anywhere this season

WAIT he's basing it off of a rumor started by John Reid?


:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

^ Yeah and the longer we wait the chances of him totally blowing his knee out increase. Unfortunately.

I would rather have Barnes than Thompson in that deal, but can't complain, that trade is great. I hope we can pull it off.

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Originally Posted by AD23nEG10

I don't understand the rush to get rid of him... we aren't making the playoffs, we're selling low, and we aren't facing salary cap problems. the guy isn't cleared to play back-to-backs still so it's a bad time for his stock. it's giving austin extra minutes, we'd have to take back a bad contract to match salaries most likely and this team is still a .500 team while he's on the floor and no where close to .500 when he's sitting. see where we fall in the draft, possible free agents and then if anything wait til next deadline to trade him. no reason to rush the gun on a team not going anywhere this season

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this.

we can talk all we want on message boards and propose trades all we want and it won't make a hill of beans. Even the very scant "rumors" that have been tweeted out by "insiders" all have come with a disclaimer: "there is no chance that this actually happens."

Dell is too smart to give up Eric Gordon for nothing right now.

Getting Thompson back is far from nothing.

It's simple for me. Do the Hornets have faith in his ability to stay healthy?

If the answer is yes, keep him. If it's no, then move him.

While I don't feel like Dell needs to force a trade I'm not sold that waiting will increase Gordon's value. If his play isn't up to par(for whatever reason) or God forbid he gets hurt again his value will most certainly go down. If we can get a solid offer before the deadline personally I would sell now rather than wait for Gordon to get healthy and/or playing at a high level before pulling the trigger.

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Originally Posted by AD23forMVP

Getting Thompson back is far from nothing.

It's simple for me. Do the Hornets have faith in his ability to stay healthy?

If the answer is yes, keep him. If it's no, then move him.

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This

Barnes. No Barnes, no happy 42. I'd rather keep Gordon in that case.

Keep Thompson if need be.