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

[Make It Rain]

I understand that fans will always bash outgoing players, but I had this opinion on these guys before we got them from watching them. I'm not sure what you all see in them. They look bad, their stats are bad. What am I missing? Again, I guess Lopez has upside :shrug:

Kinda seems like a desperation move to me. But if it's a reasonable contract, so be it. I trust Demps and won't pretend to know more. Lopez was pretty good as a rookie but regressed every year imo.

Im not saying Lopez is good. I really have not seen him play much, but his stats are not terrible.

http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3447/robin-lopez

He started 31 games in '09 and put up decent numbers. 8.4 points and 4.8 rebounds while only playing 19 minutes per game. That doesn't seem to be too bad. His stats have slid a little the last two years, but so have his minutes. His Player efficiency rating is pretty high at 15.23

[ULsaint]

You don't even know what we're paying or what we're trading. Desperation? Seriously?

Taking on Warrick's contract and paying Lopez any price seems like a desperation move to me. So, yes, seriously.

[daybreaker]

My point stands as before, I don't not see how the hell Warrick would benefit our team, and I think that spoils the trade for us.

I forgot about the part where we're not allowed to move him ever, apparently. If only Demps wasnt a GM who never makes moves, and instead was somehow able to repeatedly move deadweight into valuable pieces.... OH WAIT

[FlyGirl]

Wait, they're paying Lopez ANY price? I missed what he's getting paid. How much is he getting paid? ANY price is too much?

[Vinny6420]

Taking on Warrick's contract and paying Lopez any price seems like a desperation move to me. So, yes, seriously.

Warricks contract isnt that bad.. -___-

[Hornets2013]

I forgot about the part where we're not allowed to move him ever, apparently. If only Demps wasnt a GM who never makes moves, and instead was somehow able to repeatedly move deadweight into valuable pieces.... OH WAIT

OH WAIT, I forgot that taking on a terrible player EXPECTING to get something valuable out of it is always a good idea. Guess even the bad trades are good ones.

[hornets504]

Why dont we just chill out till something actually happens and we know a little more information.

[GeauxPelicans]

Don't want Warrick at all, but I trust Demps. Unless he includes a future 1st, then I'll be livid.

[ULsaint]

Conflicting opinions on whether Warrick is a team option for next season. RealGM only has him being under contract one more year. If that's the case, I can be sold more easily on this trade.

Warrick wasn't totally useless early in his career with Memphis. I actually thought he had potential and was a very athletic player but he really went to crap for whatever reason. Now we just need Sideshow to not act like he's having a manic episode on the court and this might workout ok.

[WhoDatChristian]

He's been ejected from a game for punking Griffin? Sign this man!

Haha. Now I'm interested

[Unknown Poster]

[FlyGirl]

Shamsports has Warrick being owed $4M in 12-13 and $4M in 13-14 being a team option. Shamsports is usually accurate right?

[Coughka]

If he can regain this kind of athleticism (apparently he had an injury that sapped it), he could be useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gIu...eature=related

[PennStatePelican]

Warricks contract isnt that bad.. -___-

Mason Ginsberg ‏@WhoDatHornet88
Warrick has a team option in 2013-14.

[Miss_318]

[ULsaint]

Griffin is such a *****. That shouldn't have been a Flagrant 2. Griffin was wincing before he even got touched. Could you imagine the sissy playing back in the day with Barkley, Oakley, Parrish, Lambeir, etc. fouling? Ha, Michael Cage would have made Griffin drink his jerricurl juice.

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Confirmed Mason's tweet to my satisfaction.

[Unknown Poster]

In that case it's a no brainer... assuming the Hornets aren't yielding a #1.

[hornets504]

3 websites say that as well. Hoopsworld, valley of the suns, and shamsports

[Hornets2013]

Mason Ginsberg ‏@WhoDatHornet88
Warrick has a team option in 2013-14.

I do find comfort in this, at least.

[Eman5805]

So it's basically an expiring. Even better.

[Vinny6420]

Warricks contract ends after the 2013-2014 season AT MOST

[Make It Rain]

Mason Ginsberg ‏@WhoDatHornet88
Warrick has a team option in 2013-14.

Sigh of relief

[whYLZL]

Four man rotation of Davis, Anderson, Smith, and Lopez is really not bad at all. In fact, with their powers combined you could create the greatest big man of all time!

[AD23nEG10]

demps knows what he's doing so i trust we'll get a good deal. hard to find any serviceable 7 footers this late in free agency