Who can the Hornets get?

From ESPN.com’s Weekend Dime:

The Hornets have not lodged a trade bid for Golden State’s Stephen Jackson, according to NBA front-office sources, but you can see why people have made the connection. Wing scoring is a h-u-g-e trouble spot for New Orleans, as underlined by the mere 20 points combined managed on opening night by Morris Peterson, Julian Wright, Peja Stojakovic and James Posey. It ranks as the latest source of grave concern for a franchise headlined by one of the most competitive spirits in the game in Chris Paul but likewise faced with an apparent shortage of supporting-casters to play at the level Paul demands.

The question is: Who can the Hornets get? They have been linked in the past to Detroit’s Rip Hamilton as well, so that’s something to monitor given what we discussed the other day, amid a growing sense among rival executives that the Pistons will attempt to move either Hamilton or Tayshaun Prince before the trading deadline in February as Detroit continues to reshape a roster teeming with 2-guards.

Hard to see, though, what New Orleans could offer in return that the Pistons would want. Hamilton has also left little doubt that he is determined to convince the Pistons to keep him in Detroit now that Michael Curry has been removed as coach.

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