From twitter:

"Stay tuned to WGNO tonight at 10 for a huge hornets OWNERSHIP news. Big name and keeps the team in NOLA. "

What time is that in the Philippines?! I want to be awake when the announcement is made...

@TheofficialEG10 "Ready to head to NEW ORLEANS tomorrow. A new journey."

With that being said, does anyone know if there will be a press conference for the new Hornets? Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, and Al-farouq Aminu.

From the FanShots:
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• The New Orleans Hornets had no regrets about trading their first-round pick for Jerryd Bayless. They moved him for guard Jarrett Jack(notes), who helped them make the playoffs this season. The Hornets have a second-round pick (No. 45), and have had talks on deals which would get them back into the first round.

Ran some numbers last night. Hornets teammates this season with Chris Paul on the floor: 50.7 eFG%. When he's off: 45.8 eFG%

Carl Landry Interview with Jim Eichenhoffer

BREAKING NEWS: The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have waived guard Mustafa Shakur and center Darryl Watkins.

So did Paul really raise his glass in toast at Carmelo Anthony's wedding and suggest that he was tempted to flee New Orleans for the bright lights of New York? And if he did, was it really a mortal sin?

Professional sports are a constantly escalating arms race of money and talent and power and there is really no shame in admitting you'd rather not carry just a butter knife into a gunfight.

Miami lost in the first round and came back with a bazooka. The Hornets didn't even make the playoffs and Paul simply wanted to know that they wouldn't go into this season with only the same slingshot dangling from their back pocket.

The NBA Player Worth the Most Wins (It's Not LeBron)
Points are important to wins, though overvalued. Rebounds, field goal percentage, turnovers and steals, important because they measure efficiency and creating (and maintaining) possession of the ball, get short shrift. Comparing each player's stats to the average production at his position in 2008-'09 (the current regular season having just been completed), New Orleans guard Chris Paul led the NBA with 22 more wins produced for his club than they'd have notched with an average point guard. Cleveland's LeBron James finished a close second (21.4 more wins than an average forward), followed by Dwight Howard and Dwayne Wade (about 16 extra wins apiece). Kobe Bryant (8.9 extra wins) ranked 12th.

A source with knowledge of situation says [Kings] and New Orleans have had discussions regarding an Emeka Okafor for Kenny Thomas deal.

• Doin that stuff that you do: That's Dean Ween of the rock band Ween, hanging out with the New Orleans Hornets. There's nothing odd about that at all. [700 Level]