Tully305 wrote:TRADE #19
New Orleans Hornets receive:
PG Jerryd Bayless ($3,042,280)
Toronto Raptors receive:
SF Quincy Pondexter ($1,153,800)
TRADE #20
New Orleans Hornets receive:
SF Linas Kleinza ($4,605,000)
Toronto Raptors receive:
Traded Player Exception ($4,605,000) (Peja Stojakovic)
Raptors agree to both these trades. Trade #19 works because NOLA has the avaialble cap room. We clear valuable roster spots and cap and get a young prospect in Pondexter.
Hornets agree. We do this deal to gain an asset in Bayless, not only in future deals, but on the court. I felt we let him go way too early the last time he was with us and we're righting on wrongs with this deal. Bayless is an absolute talent and we really look forward to him continuing to blosson under the tutelage of CP3. On the other hand, we get a rugged forward in Kleiza who was pretty highly touted before leaving Denver to play overseas. Kleiza, like Bayless, will be quite an asset on the floor with Monty's defense-first approach--we look forward to seeing Monty get the best out of him. And with his very feasible contract, he'll also be a nice trade chip, if it came to that.













































