[情報] Bobcats Still After Calderon
Cats Still In The Mix For Calderon: The Charlotte Bobcats tried to get in
the four-team deal that dropped yesterday looking to extract point guard Jose
Calderon from Toronto in a deal that would have sent the non-guaranteed
contract of Erick Dampier to the Pacers who would have then sent the ending
contract of TJ Ford to Toronto for Calderon.
At the end of the day the Bobcats couldn't get their end of the deal done,
and they are again talking with Toronto directly about a deal for Jose.
The Raptors are eager to move Calderon and with Charlotte expressing real
interest again, it seems like a good match.
The Bobcats currently have three point guards on the roster – returning
reserve guard D.J. Augustin, free agent signee Shaun Livingston and undrafted
free agent Sharron Collins.
None of those three inspire a lot of confidence in the Cats quest to get back
to the playoffs; however the Bobcats would have quite the logjam at the point
guard spot if they acquire Calderon without making a move to lighten their
roster.
Bobcats' head coach Larry Brown has never been very high on Augustin and
often hinted that he would be traded last season.
With last year's starter Raymond Felton now a New York Knick, Augustin is the
only point guard coming into camp that knows the system, so there is a chance
he's given an opportunity to win the starting job.
But with Charlotte still talking deals for Calderon, it seems more likely
than not that DJ could be on his way out in Charlotte, even though he's the
most experienced and proven guard on the roster.
All In For Chris Paul: As the news broke yesterday that the New Orleans
Hornets had trigged a deal sending Darren Collison and James Posey to the
Indiana Pacers and got back Houston's Trevor Ariza, you weren't alone if you
said "that's all they could get for Collison?"
The Hornets made two transactions yesterday getting Trevor Ariza from Houston
as part of a four-team deal with New Jersey, Houston, and Indiana. They made
a second transaction brining in Macro Belinelli from Toronto in exchange for
Julian Wright.
While on the surface, these moves are not overly impressive, they are in fact
"something for nothing moves" – No matter how you slice it Darren Collison
was never going to play huge minutes as long as Chris Paul was healthy and
James Posey has run his course as a Hornet. Getting back a proven playoff
player like Trevor Ariza who can play in an up and down system and really
defend, gives the Hornets a workable option at small forward, something they
did not have with Julian Wright or James Posey.
The addition of Belinelli is mostly bonus and roster depth.
The truth of the matter is that New Orleans pushed all of their chips to the
center of the table and said "it's your move Chris Paul" as both of these
moves were about showing Chris that they would cash in youth to get him more
proven and established players.
The moves certainly weren't the huge splashy moves that would satisfy Chris
Paul's desire for more help, but what first year GM Dell Demps did yesterday
was convert dead roster weight into two serviceable and proven players, and
it really only cost him Darren Collison.
You have to give to get in the NBA and the Hornets got better yesterday, time
will tell if these kind of moves are enough to get Chris Paul thinking long
term in New Orleans again.
Buying Out TJ Ford?: The Indiana Pacers got their point guard. It cost them
Troy Murphy and they had to take on the contract of James Posey, but at the
end of the day the Pacers got one of the players they coveted since the
season ended and they now feel like they have their floor general.
The Pacers tried to move off T.J. Ford yesterday as part of the deal, but his
ending $8.5 million contract was too much for Toronto.
The Pacers have been trying to get Ford to take a contract buyout offering
him $5 million to walk away. Ford, whose free agent value is clearly in the
toilet, has passed on buyout talks saying he would not agree to a dollar less
than what's owed him.
Pacers' team president Larry Bird said at this point the team is still
looking at additional trade options, but they expect Ford to be a
professional.
"We're not done with the summer," Bird said to Mike Wells of the Indianapolis
Star. "We've got some work to do...We'll take it a piece at a time. We've got
expiring contracts, some veterans here. It's just a piece at a time. We're
going to get this job done and we're going to do it on time."
"T.J. is on the team and we expect him to come in here and be professional
and try to get a job and get some playing time."
The Pacers are looking for a power forward type player in trade, as there is
still a tremendous amount of uncertainty regarding Tyler Hansbrough and his
inner ear issue that cost him most of the season last year.
The Pacers roster now stands at 15 players, and there is interest inside the
team in signing second-round pick Magnum Rolle to a deal, so the Pacers will
need to shed a contract to make it happen.
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