Hornets on the Internets: Free Agency Edition

OUt of the list there are many intriguing guys I compiled a small list split into bigs and Sg/SF :
Tony Allen – great defender, decent slasher, not too old, rather cheap,
Ronnie Brewer – my number one choice, good offensively, decent defender, great size, young
Kyle Korver – MLE guy, awesome three point shooter, not the best defender, already 29 Randy Foye – my number two or number three choice, young, can play SG/PG, decent in everything
Roger Mason,Mike Miller – decent role players at this stage, quite old, shouldnt be too expensive
Travis Outlaw – great team guy, Monty knows him, great rebounder, good defender
Drew Gooden – “only” 28, great tweener between C/PF, great rebounder, decent defender, good offensively
Ike Diogu – could be a beast, wanna know what he brings, cheap
Aaron Gray – hope he gets in better shape, cheap, good touch, decent rebounder, defender
Ian Mahinmi,,Johan Petro – both are young, could probably be had cheap, size

I think all these players could be potential targets for the hornets and be an upgrade on what we have right now. Id rather go for young and cheap, than try to get someone like Joe Johnson.
Only Bosh would interest me. And to be honest I still think the hornets have the best S&T package to offer that is out there. Another big money guy would be Iggy from Philly.

Even if LeBron doesn’t return, we all know he did a fantastic job rebuilding the Hornets and I wish him well in Cleveland.

Is anyone else baffled that Richard Jefferson left 15 million dollars on the table?! I can’t believe it. People here in San Antonio are celebrating and they have no idea that their only attractive trade piece (besides Tony Parker) was Jefferson’s 15 million dollars and now they have no cap room to improve. Spurs fans.

Anyways, I think the Hornets would be best served going after a shooting guard or a center, as we all agree those are the biggest needs. As far as shooting guard, someone like Josh Childress or Travis Outlaw would be great. Childress has always been a favorite of mine and I wanted him over Posey in 2008 (although I still like Posey and still support that acquisition). Outlaw is a Monty guy and may be willing to join him here in New Orleans, but I’m not sure how well he’ll do at shooting guard. I’ve always thought him to be more of a small forward, but what’s the difference really? Tony Allen would be terrific but I think it’s a foregone conclusion he stays in Boston.

As far as big man, yuck what a group of guys that’s going to be vastly overpaid. Stay away from Gooden at all costs and see if you can get Portland to bite on giving you Joel Przybilla or take a chance on young, unfinished projects like Amir Johnson or Shawne Williams.

The Hornets have to be careful in who they acquire. We’ve done AWFUL in free agency the last few years and we have to stop killing ourselves long term. That doesn’t mean stay away from all the big name players, I just want the team to be smart in who they acquire. And let’s face it, while all the other teams cleared up cap space to get a “OMFG MAX CONTRAKT GY,” we already have one under contract in Chris Paul. So just make the smart, necessary moves and this team can win the division next season.