All the latest Hornets news from every corner of the web http://www.hornets247.com/news/ Copyright 2003-2008 Hornets247.com Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul agreed to a three-year contract extension with a player option for a fourth year, his agent, Lance Young, said Thursday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:47:53 CST Unlike previous seasons, the Hornets will not offer 10- or 15-game mini-season-ticket plans in the lower bowl at the New Orleans Arena for next season. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:47:20 CST New Orleans' 2008 NBA Summer League squad will include 13 players, including Hornets veterans Hilton Armstrong and Julian Wright. The club's 2007 second-round pick, Adam Haluska, is also on the roster. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:46:50 CST Chris Paul and the Hornets reached a contract agreement Thursday that could keep the All-Star point guard with the team for at least the next four seasons. Lance Young, Paul's agent, said Paul agreed to a three-year extension with a player's option for a fourth year. The total value of the deal is $68 million. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:54:37 CST One of the reasons Peterson's signing created optimism in New Orleans was that the Hornets had been trying to find a long-term solution at shooting guard in recent years. In the previous two seasons, they had rotated through several players at the spot, including J.R. Smith, Kirk Snyder, Rasual Butler and Devin Brown. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:33:07 CST With discussions lasting more than six hours Wednesday at the Alario Center, a contract extension for Hornets point guard Chris Paul still had not been finalized. But Paul's agent, Lance Young, said they planned to resume talks later Wednesday night to see if they can get a deal finalized by today. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:50:07 CST Julian Wright and Hilton Armstrong will headline the Hornets' summer-league roster when New Orleans opens play in Las Vegas on Friday, July 11 vs. the Memphis Grizzlies. Tip-off is 5 p.m. Central (3 p.m. local time in Nevada). Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:49:18 CST As everyone around the NBA realizes, the New Orleans Hornets are entering the 2008 free-agency period with one primary objective: to sign All-Star and Most Valuable Player runner-up Chris Paul to a contract extension. Obviously, the team will be required to make a significant investment in CP3 in order to sign him long term. But with three other Hornets starters already locked in to lucrative and long-term deals, how does New Orleans have enough cap flexibility to offer the 6-foot point guard a large deal? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:47:44 CST Chris Paul left the New Orleans Hornets training center on Wednesday afternoon without a new contract extension in place, but his agent remained optimistic the deal would be completed without much trouble -- even if it took longer than anticipated. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:19:09 CST The New Orleans Hornets are wrapping up their Hoop Dreams camp today at Crossgates Athletic Club in Slidell. The clinic, which had nearly 60 participants ages 5-13, focused on learning and having fun with the game of basketball. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:21:06 CST If you are keeping score on the NBA and free agency, you know about Chris Paul's new pending deal with New Orleans. Now, league sources tell NewOrleans.com Sports that the likely primary target of the Hornets in free agency is Jarvis Hayes of the Pistons. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:08:17 CST Although the team's trade with Portland wasn't officially announced until a few hours into the 2008 NBA Draft, New Orleans fans were well aware of the fact that the Hornets would not be adding a player to the roster Thursday. That didn't stop over 300 of the team's avid supporters from attending the Hornets' annual draft party, though. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:07:20 CST Six years after making an ill-fated commitment to a point guard that ended in a messy divorce, the Hornets have everything they could want in Chris Paul. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:39:49 CST Agent Mark Bartelstein said he had brief discussions with the Hornets on Tuesday regarding Boston Celtics free agent James Posey. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:38:54 CST Chris Paul's agent plans to travel to New Orleans on Wednesday with the intention of completing a contract extension that would keep the All-Star and Team USA point guard with the Hornets for an additional three to five years. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:38:04 CST The Hornets accomplished their biggest priority of the offseason Tuesday, agreeing in principle on a contract extension with All-Star point guard Chris Paul. The deal, which will be either four or five years and range from $60 million to $80 million, is expected to be finalized by Thursday. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:37:30 CST Chris Paul will be a Hornet for at least four more years. The Agent for the Hornets all star guard said he will be in New Orleans tomorrow to finalize Paul's new "max" deal with the team. Paul could have opted for a 3 year deal , but agent Lance Young said Paul will sign a 4 or 5 year deal. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:38:06 CST Today, former Hawk Ryan Bowen is officially a free agent and is hopeful about re-signing with the New Orleans Hornets. Recently, he gave some insight to what life is like in the NBA as he took time to speak with the DI. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:44:11 CST The biggest uncertainty for the Hornets heading into the start of the free-agency period today is whether All-Star point guard Chris Paul will accept a five-year, $80 million extension or take a three-year, $60 million deal to remain with the franchise. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:47:17 CST Tyson Chandler is only an alternate on the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team but he still could join Hornets teammate Chris Paul at the Beijing Olympics, according to an NBA source familiar with the situation. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:46:26 CST