We’ll know Tuesday who New Orleans Hornets will play, but we’d rather know if anyone new will be playing for Hornets

John DeShazier of the Times-Picayune talks about how the team hasn’t changed and speculates on what was promised to Chris Paul.

I’m not sure how creative new General Manager Dell Demps can be this late in the game, given that he wasn’t hired until late July and teams are less likely to be swindled now than they might have been when free agency opened on July 1.

Presently, it appears that if Paul was promised that the team aggressively would attempt to improve via trades in exchange for Paul quieting down his desire to be traded, the Hornets aren’t going to be able to do anything significant until the trade deadline. If they can stay in playoff contention until then, likely with Paul playing All-NBA level basketball while leading the way, fine.

But if they’re out of the race, and no significant additions have been made – and I’m not expecting Rookie-of-the-Year stuff from Craig Brackins and Quincy Pondexter, who are the only new faces on the current roster - then Paul probably will be steamed.

Rightfully, he’d be steamed.