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By Brendan Jackson , CelticsHub.com July 8th, 2:10 pm Filed under: Commentary Offseason According to Boston.com , the New Orleans Hornets are interested in pursuing Glen "Big Baby" Davis in a sign-and-trade.A It's obvious why New Orleans would want to do this, as their front line could be the least-toughest in the NBA .A Davis is also from ...

Mavericks unrestricted free-agent forward Brandon Bass, a former Hornet who played at LSU, has drawn considerable interest on the open market and may not come cheap.

Eight-year-old Chad Bonnet practices passes as the Hornets host their annual Summer Hoops Basketball Clinic for children 7-14 at UNO on Tuesday.

With less than a week before free agents can sign contracts, Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower has inquired about former LSU and Hornets forward Brandon Bass, a league source said Thursday afternoon.

On June 22, Franco's Athletic Club hosted the latest stop of the New Orleans Hornets ' Summer Hoops Clinic.

The Hornets will host their annual Summer Hoops Basketball clinic on July 17 from 9 a.m. to noon at Metairie Park Country Day gym.

At the All-Star break in 2008, the Hornets were the up-and-coming team in the Western Conference with a better record than the Los Angeles Lakers .

Wilmer Valderrama , who will star as Ponch in the big-screen version of CHIPs this fall, was spotted at the Miami debut of the Aston Martin DBS Volante in the Design District last week.

The New Orleans Hornets announced Thursday that they will host their annual Summer Hoops basketball clinics at locations across Louisiana throughout July.

The Hornets will need to cut about 10million in salary space. With a Salary Cap around 55 Million next year, the following teams will be significantly below the cap and able to take on salary freely next season: Atlanta - 40 Mil, Qualifying offer to Marvin Williams for 7Mil outstanding Detroit - 34 Mil Memphis - 34 Mil OKC - 42 Mil Raptors - 45 Mil ...

The Hornets put their second wave of potential draft prospects through a series of drills and workouts Monday morning at their Alario Center practice facility in Westwego.

The NBA star is helping the Crescent City--on and off the court. Just over five minutes were left in a March game between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Hornets, teams then fighting for a playoff spot.

You notice there are a lot of 2004 draftees around in these playoffs? Dwight Howard was the first pick.

At the center of every great team is a GM dedicated to winning while still maintaining the owner's wishes regarding salaries and personnel.

He's too big to always want to shoot that 18 foot jumper. Attack the rim. 2. Tyson Chandler needs to play power forward.

NEW ORLEANS - In the Big Easy, the rebuilding can wait, at least as far as the Hornets are concerned.

After a first-round playoff elimination that included a 58-point loss in Game 4 to the Denver Nuggets , Hornets forward not only expects changes to come this summer, he says they are needed.

New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott, left, and assistant coach Kenny Gattison watch the second half of a first-round playoff NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in New Orleans, Monday, April 27, 2009.

He is ALL image, and no substance. He never could coach, only once he was able to babysit prima donna type players when he had a bunch of great players.

Unable to fulfill expectations this season after finishing with a franchise-record 56 wins in 2007-08, the Hornets are expected to make roster changes this summer.