New Orleans Hornets News

Flint native and basketball star Mateen Cleaves is bringing some friends to Flint to hang out with local youths.

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.

In this March 16, 2009, file photo, Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest smiles after a play during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans.

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.

This is the second in a series of articles in which I analyze the best and worst of the Hornets since the team's inception.

While a number of teams are scrambling to make offers to entice free agents to sign contracts, the New Orleans Hornets appear to be taking a wait-and-see approach.

Trading Tyson Chandler and signing Marcin Gortat to replace him should be our number one priority this offseason.

The New Orleans Hornets want to play Chris Paul fewer minutes. But they also want to play more like they do with Paul even when he's not in the game.

With less than a week remaining 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.

Jannero Pargo and Chris Paul paired well in the Hornets' backcourt two seasons ago.

For the third consecutive year since entering the league as a first-round draft choice in 2007, forward Julian Wright will be part of the Hornets' summer-league team that will play this month in Las Vegas.

We soon will see -- really, really soon -- just how interested Brandon Bass is in the Hornets.

The negotiations between Chris Andersen and the Denver Nuggets have begun. Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien is currently in Los Angeles, meeting with Andersen's representatives, notably Denver-based attorney Mark Bryant and agent Steve Huemann of the Los Angeles-based Creative Arts Agency.

A league source has told WDSU Sports Anchor Keli Fulton that the New Orleans Hornets are very interested in acquiring power forward Brandon Bass when the free agency period begins at 12:01a.m. EST Wednesday.

The New Orleans Hornets are one of the teams former LSU forward Brandon Bass is considering in free agency, his agent Tony Dutt said Tuesday.

Kevin Durant is hosting a basketball camp for children in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Thunder star opened the three-day camp Monday at Heritage Hall High School.

The National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, the official minor league of the NBA, today announced the affiliation system for the 2009-10 season, including the announcement of a direct single-affiliation partnership between the Houston Rockets and Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

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

After a record breaking season that included the Southwest Division Title, a first round win over the Dallas Mavericks and a seven game slugfest with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, the Hornets were not only the toast of the town, but the next big thing in the NBA.

Here's a look at who the experts think the New Orleans Hornets will take at No. 21: Yahoo Sports: James Johnson, PF, Wake Forest: A combo forward who is competitive and versatile, Johnson is talented enough that he could probably fit immediately in the Hornets' rotation.