New Orleans Hornets Land Antonio Daniels In Trade

It's a dream scenario here in Hornets land as they basically give up Mike James for Antonio Daniels in a three way deal. Also involved in the deal are Javaris Crittenton joining Mike James in Washington with the Wizards, and the Grizzlies are receiving a first round draft pick that they originally gave to the Wizards in the Juan Carlos Navarro deal back in 2007. The Hornets also land a conditional 2nd round draft pick from the Grizzlies.

This is a fantastic move for the Hornets. Antonio Daniels will be a solid backup to Chris Paul and while he's never been potent on offense, his defense and championship experience off of the bench will be a perfect balance for the offensive prowress that Chris Paul provides. Along with James Posey, Devin Brown, Melvin Ely and Sean Marks he joins a bench that now boasts four players with championship rings (although Daniels and Posey are the only ones to play prominent roles in those championship runs while Brown was a nice contributor to the Spurs' 2005 run). Antonio Daniels is going to be a great addition and unloading Mike James also does wonders for the team's salary cap: Daniels' contract should go up in the next year or two.

All in all, an under the radar tinker with the roster but altogether a great addition by the Hornets.

Written By GoHornets21
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