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

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http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story...p-al-jefferson

Can someone paraphrase since I don't pay for insider

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

Can someone paraphrase since I don't pay for insider

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Basically teams have called and the Hornets have listened but there is less than a 10% chance he gets moved.

Broussard says we've gauged interest in Gordon. Making calls and that we've had conversations with Houston, Golden State and Dallas. He said Houston invisions Harden at the 3, with a three guard set of Lin-Gordon-Harden. That would lead me to speculate that Parsons was involved in the trade discussions. Doesn't mention what was talked about with Golden State or Dallas.

Said that theres less than a 10 percent chance we move him though, which is what sticks out to me the most.

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Originally Posted by Mr. West

Said that theres less than a 10 percent chance we move him though, which is what sticks out to me the most.

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I wonder what that10 percent is based off of lol.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

I wonder what that10 percent is based off of lol.

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Originally Posted by BallSoHard

I wonder what that10 percent is based off of lol.

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He wanted and used the 10 percent to cover his bases in case Gordon gets traded before the deadline.

How do the Hornets get better with what they can get from those teams? I can see Golden State but if Houston plans on keeping Harden and lin then Dell would be dumb to even listen to them. I am honestly looking forward to the trade deadline like it's my bday.

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Originally Posted by Hornetnojersey

How do the Hornets get better with what they can get from those teams? I can see Golden State but if Houston plans on keeping Harden and lin then Dell would be dumb to even listen to them. I am honestly looking forward to the trade deadline like it's my bday.

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He's gotta listen though. You never know when you may need that team to dance with in the future.

Parsons and picks and I'm interested, not sure what other players of value they'd have.

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Originally Posted by dcoop

Parsons and picks and I'm interested, not sure what other players of value they'd have.

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Could be a 3 team deal where they send Parsons to us, young big(s) to team 3, and we get young guard(s) from team 3.

Article made it sound like with Dallas and Houston, Gordon would be plan B if they strike out in FA. That would probably be the max value situation--pouncing on a desperate team.

Please lord if you can land us one of these trades I will be forever greatful!

Parsons + Montejunas + Rocket's 1st for Gordon
Klay Thompson + Warrior's 1st for Gordon
Barnes + Warrior's 1st for Gordon

parsons dropped 21-8-9 tuesday vs the warriors, only problem is that he is already 25 but would be in his prime in 2 years which is a plus. Would love to get him then package our first and rockets first to get mclemore or shabazz

klay thompson is a freak, 22 years old, 6"7, sharpshooting ace, averaging 16.5-4.5-2.5 as a SG, package our 1st and rocket's first and move up to get shabazz or stay put and take otto porter

Harrison Barnes having a nice rookie year averaging 9 points and 4.5 rebs, shooting a great 37% from 3, looks to be an incredible athlete and potential to be a lock down defender, would love to get him, package our 1st and rockets 1st, move up to get mclemore or shabazz

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Originally Posted by dcoop

Parsons and picks and I'm interested, not sure what other players of value they'd have.

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parsons, montejunas, their 1st, IM SOLD!!!

If we are in talk with the warriors it would have to be for either klay or barnes, if we could get 1 of them and their 1st round pick i wouldn't even close to hesitate, ya gordon is great but he is injury prone, we would save so much money moving gordon, get a great young SG in klay and have salary to sign pekovic and package our 1st and their 1st for mclemore or shabazz, for the love of God pull the trigger DELL!!!!!!

Hmmm...deal with Rockets for Parsons, Asik & Raptors first round pick would be tempting...could add a piece or two to make it work (Jason Smith?). So you wind the season up with...

Vasquez/Roberts PG
Rivers/Mason SG
Parsons/Aminu/Henry/Miller SF
Davis/Anderson/Thomas PF
Lopez/Asik C

Probably struggle a little with new line up, slot in for top-six pick and grab a guard or wing like McLemore, Shabazz, Bennett or Porter in the draft.

I think some of you overvalue Gordon at this moment. Seems a bit optimistic to me.

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Originally Posted by new city champ

Hmmm...deal with Rockets for Parsons, Asik & Raptors first round pick would be tempting...could add a piece or two to make it work (Jason Smith?). So you wind the season up with...

Vasquez/Roberts PG
Rivers/Mason SG
Parsons/Aminu/Henry/Miller SF
Davis/Anderson/Thomas PF
Lopez/Asik C

Probably struggle a little with new line up, slot in for top-six pick and grab a guard or wing like McLemore, Shabazz, Bennett or Porter in the draft.

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I think OKC has the Toronto pick from the Harden trade.

I think Asik is probably off limits.

If we put Gordon off the books... Oh man, the cap space. Makes my lower half tingle.

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Originally Posted by donato

I think some of you overvalue Gordon at this moment. Seems a bit optimistic to me.

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well who do u think the rockets are offering us? jeremy lin? come now on, if we could get parsons and a 1st or klay thompson or harrison barnes and a 1st that would be incredible for the hornets.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

well who do u think the rockets are offering us? jeremy lin? come now on, if we could get parsons and a 1st or klay thompson or harrison barnes and a 1st that would be incredible for the hornets.

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You're right. It would. I think the argument is that would be too incredible for the Hornets. Gordon probably isn't worth that much.

I would go abosulutety ape **** if we got Klay or Barnes. Man im smiling at thr thought of having them now. O my! Please Demps, get it done!!

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Originally Posted by greewe

You're right. It would. I think the argument is that would be too good to be true. Gordon probably isn't worth that much.

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I would be willing to bet they would give up Barnes and a 1st for Gordon, their 1st will be a late first since they are doing so well and the temptation to have 2 elite combo guards in curry and gordon would be too tempting for them to pass on, then if some how we lucked out and could get the #1 draft pick, be it by luck like the cavs did twice or us trading for it and draft mclemore and sign pekovic and budinger from all the saved cap from gordon, good lord!

GV/Rivers
McLemore/Mason
Barnes/Budinger/Aminu
davis/ryno
pek/lopez

If ur gonna tell me this won't be a top 5 team in 4 years ur on crack... omg if this happens I will literally get Dell Demps tattooed on my @$$

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Originally Posted by Silverfoxx

I would go abosulutety ape **** if we got Klay or Barnes. Man im smiling at thr thought of having them now. O my! Please Demps, get it done!!

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Dude u and me both, I mean the trade would HAVE to be centered around one of them wouldn't it? what are they offering Bogut for Gordon? Cmon now, gimme barnes or klay with their 1st rounder and Dell has pulled off another miracle trade!

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

Dude u and me both, I mean the trade would HAVE to be centered around one of them wouldn't it? what are they offering Bogut for Gordon? Cmon now, gimme barnes or klay with their 1st rounder and Dell has pulled off another miracle trade!

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Wait , u want Kay or Barnes AND their first rounder ?

Why would GState trade klay or barnes for gordon?????

I also think houston trade doesn't make sense for houston. Weird

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

I would be willing to bet they would give up Barnes and a 1st for Gordon, their 1st will be a late first since they are doing so well and the temptation to have 2 elite combo guards in curry and gordon would be too tempting for them to pass on, then if some how we lucked out and could get the #1 draft pick, be it by luck like the cavs did twice or us trading for it and draft mclemore and sign pekovic and budinger from all the saved cap from gordon, good lord!

GV/Rivers
McLemore/Mason
Barnes/Budinger/Aminu
davis/ryno
pek/lopez

If ur gonna tell me this won't be a top 5 team in 4 years ur on crack... omg if this happens I will literally get Dell Demps tattooed on my @$$

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Nobody is arguing that a Barnes/1st for Gordon trade would be bad for the Hornets. Again, the argument is that Gordon's value is not that high.

Think about it this way: if the return is so incredible for the Hornets that it would make us a top 5 team in the next 4 years, and all we have to give up is our underperforming, injury-riddled malcontent, why would the Warriors do it?

Yeah, PLUS what's GSW's cap look like? They'd be taking on $7-10mil in salary right?

Talk about an all-glassjaw team of Curry, Gordon, and Bogut

I could without a doubt see the Warriors moving barnes now that I think about it

Curry is playing like an animal, scoring and distributing
klay is doing what he does, being a sharpshooter and great rebounder
david lee is just a freak avg 20-10
Bogut is back healthy and looks to be on a roll
they have a great bench in jack and landry
their only hole is barnes, not that he's a hole its just their weak spot is the 3, not that barnes wont be a great 3, he will, but just not yet and they are in win now mode, and with klay's size and rebounding he would play the 3.
I bet they think with a lineup of
Curry
Gordon
Klay
Lee
Bogut
they have a serious chance at a title

Just give us Barnes and ur 1st already!!!!! Thanks!

This trade is a win for both teams, a healthy curry, klay, gordon, lee and bogut could be the best starting 5 in the league

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

I would be willing to bet they would give up Barnes and a 1st for Gordon, their 1st will be a late first since they are doing so well and the temptation to have 2 elite combo guards in curry and gordon would be too tempting for them to pass on, then if some how we lucked out and could get the #1 draft pick, be it by luck like the cavs did twice or us trading for it and draft mclemore and sign pekovic and budinger from all the saved cap from gordon, good lord!

GV/Rivers
McLemore/Mason
Barnes/Budinger/Aminu
davis/ryno
pek/lopez

If ur gonna tell me this won't be a top 5 team in 4 years ur on crack... omg if this happens I will literally get Dell Demps tattooed on my @$$

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we have to loose every game and get lucky again to get mclemore. kid does have a great stroke.

To make salaries work, we'd have to take back Biedrins or some other really big salary piece. Might make the first worth it?

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

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I just spit out my sprite laughing at this

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Originally Posted by lsutigers33

Why would GState trade klay or barnes for gordon?????

I also think houston trade doesn't make sense for houston. Weird

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read my last post

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Originally Posted by lsutigers33

we have to loose every game and get lucky again to get mclemore. kid does have a great stroke.

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Currently we are in 6th place in the league, if we lose gordon we will lose many more games, plus cleveland had the 4th worst record 2 years ago and lucked out and got kyrie, maybe we could get lucky again, if not package our 1st and warriors 1st for mclemore and if it cant be done do it for shabazz.

Don't worry, Fletch and MM is on the job!

NOLA needs star who'll put butts in seats AND help win. Kevin Love?! EG + 2013 & 2015 1st rd picks? Can Davis/Love coexist? @mcnamara247

— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherMackel) February 14, 2013

Are we sure its not ben gordon everyone is looking into?

Ben Gordon (13.2 million expiring next year when multiple teams will be worried about luxury tax penalties) and the rights to Detroits 1st or Charlotte's 1st (whichever is higher in this year's draft) for Eric Gordon. He value might be this bad as of now

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Originally Posted by Hornetnojersey

Don't worry, Fletch and MM is on the job!

NOLA needs star who'll put butts in seats AND help win. Kevin Love?! EG + 2013 & 2015 1st rd picks? Can Davis/Love coexist? @mcnamara247

— Fletcher Mackel (@FletcherMackel) February 14, 2013

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But Ryno = K-Love lite?

If Dell pulls off any of these trades for Gordon we will have to gather money for bail, because there will be warrants out for his arrest in Houston or Oakland. lol

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

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Pahahaha how'd I miss that.

Gimme Klay Thompson and a bag of Funyons and GS can have him.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

I could without a doubt see the Warriors moving barnes now that I think about it

Curry is playing like an animal, scoring and distributing
klay is doing what he does, being a sharpshooter and great rebounder
david lee is just a freak avg 20-10
Bogut is back healthy and looks to be on a roll
they have a great bench in jack and landry
their only hole is barnes, not that he's a hole its just their weak spot is the 3, not that barnes wont be a great 3, he will, but just not yet and they are in win now mode, and with klay's size and rebounding he would play the 3.
I bet they think with a lineup of
Curry
Gordon
Klay
Lee
Bogut
they have a serious chance at a title

Just give us Barnes and ur 1st already!!!!! Thanks!

This trade is a win for both teams, a healthy curry, klay, gordon, lee and bogut could be the best starting 5 in the league

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so their only problem is the 3 so they trade their 7th overall SF pick after his rookie season, not a bad season at all, for an injury prone sg gordon on a max contract with no indication that he is even currently healthy even though they have that position locked up with klay, and they throw in their first rounder? In no way is this a win for both teams

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

well who do u think the rockets are offering us? jeremy lin? come now on, if we could get parsons and a 1st or klay thompson or harrison barnes and a 1st that would be incredible for the hornets.

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I'd do it. The UNC fan in my just got a little giddy.

Imagine getting Barnes with that, then:

Wait... where are the GS picks this year? I'm not finding any first rounders.

OH GOD I JUST GOT GREY BOXED!!!! IT'S BACK!!!

Me too :hihi:

Oh Thank God it's gone... I relapsed and resumed the thumb-in-mouth fetal position momentarily

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Originally Posted by jgman

so their only problem is the 3 so they trade their 7th overall SF pick after his rookie season, not a bad season at all, for an injury prone sg gordon on a max contract with no indication that he is even currently healthy even though they have that position locked up with klay, and they throw in their first rounder? In no way is this a win for both teams

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Yes, theyre entire team is full of injury riddled players which they seem willing to gamble on with curry and bogut signing 1 long term and trading for the other. There only chance for a title will be soon while they are healthy and while they would love to wait for banres to become the player he could be they are ready now, its a good trade for both teams

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

read my last post

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gotcha, and I can see that being more valuable to GSW if gordon was healthy.

But from our side, I would need more than barnes because that leaves a big hole at the 2 spot rotation.

I'm a little different than most when it comes to the SF position. I think when AD gets stronger and more mature about the game, his minutes go way up and Anderson plays more SF. Aminu is doing better lately and is still very young.

Kevin Love + Anthony Davis seems like a scary duo.

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Originally Posted by lsutigers33

gotcha, and I can see that being more valuable to GSW if gordon was healthy.

But from our side, I would need more than barnes because that leaves a big hole at the 2 spot rotation.

I'm a little different than most when it comes to the SF position. I think when AD gets stronger and more mature about the game, his minutes go way up and Anderson plays more SF. Aminu is doing better lately and is still very young.

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exactly, thats why i said barnes and a 1st, then package our first with theirs and move up to take mclemore or shabazz and have a starting 5 that looks something like this

gv
mclemore or shabazz
barnes
davis
pekovic