OT: Hornets are Broke?

[Fury]

Chandler would be perfect next to Lee.

[knicks742]

I wonder how many teams have expirings that match up to Chandler's salary, expire next year and their teams are willing to trade them away. Presumably, most teams that even have matching contracts would want to save them to clear space in 2010.

Nate+Malik+roberson works, and Roberson and Malik would get bought out immediately. And as always, we can toss them 3mn. NO saves the entirety of Chandler's contract after the current season, plus about 3.5mn this year. Not shabby for a team suffering financial difficulties.

That's actually a great trade. I would do it immediately.

[livintoolive]

I wonder how many teams have expirings that match up to Chandler's salary, expire next year and their teams are willing to trade them away. Presumably, most teams that even have matching contracts would want to save them to clear space in 2010.

Nate+Malik+roberson works, and Roberson and Malik would get bought out immediately. And as always, we can toss them 3mn. NO saves the entirety of Chandler's contract after the current season, plus about 3.5mn this year. Not shabby for a team suffering financial difficulties.

That's actually a great trade. I would do it immediately.

I realized we wouldn't even have to send them Roberson. I would be happier shipping him away, but it would save NO another 700k.

[kosmovitelli]

I can't see the Hornets trading Tyson Chandler only for expiring contracts. It doesn'tmake any sense.
Even if they're broke, they can get more than expiring contracts for him.

[duhon-duhon]

Economy freefalled in Sept. It went south way before then.

Fair enough

[Radiohead311]

I don't think they are neccesarily broke I think it;s just that Chris Pauls extention kicks in this summer and it;s going to put their 09-10 payroll at 77 million well above the Luxury Tax. I think they just want to cut back and get below the tax for next year.

Their biggest problem is that they over paid Stojakovic and Morris Peterson and James Posey. That team is full of bad contracts.