Hornets close to making a trade (2 Viewers)

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Maybe we can package Mike James and Rasul Butler for some kind of trade... maybe for a 12 pack of Coke?

 

[jlam]

I think the Hornets need someone like Wells who can attempt to guard a guy like Kobe or Roy from the Blazers and still contribute some offense.

Bonzi has the size to guard those guys for sure, but I'd be careful to not overrate his athleticism. He's had at least one knee surgery that I know of and has had conditioning problems in the past. Lateral quickness never was his strongest point, and may be even less so now. I think Mo Peterson is the better defender at the two, but Wells is a better scoring threat, particularly in the low post.

Neither one of them are Bruce Bowen or Raja Bell, though.