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| By Kelly Dwyer |
Hardly a blockbuster, and certainly not a deal that will have fan bases on either end spinning with glee, but Saturday's deal between the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Hornets does make sense on a few levels.
Just a few. Because the deals (two separate deals, to ensure cap legality) that sent Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless to the Toronto Raptors and Jarrett Jack, David Andersen, and Marcus Banks to the New Orleans Hornets could be a seen as a missed opportunity of sorts for the Hornets, and a miscalculation by the Raptors. To me, the swing behind this move lies in what the Raptors can do with Peja's massive expiring contract in a further deal. Because there will be another deal, right?
Until then, the Hornets save a little cash initially (Toronto saves more, in the long run) and take in a sound upgrade in the reserve combo guard position in Jack. I'm not entirely keen on any team paying five million a year for a guard that won't start and will have to find minutes relieving both the league's best point guard (that you want to keep on the court as much as humanely possible), and an already-crowded shooting guard rotation (with the reborn Marco Belinelli and the still-potent Marcus Thornton), but Chris Paul and Jack have been friends for years, and Hornets GM Dell Demps is being proactive in trying to make life as tenable as possible for CP3, who semi-floated a trade demand last summer.
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