Monday, July 27th, 2009 at 6:22 pm  |  54 responses

Chandler and Okafor Swapping Teams?

by Ryne Nelson

AP says the Cats and the Hornets are close to “finalizing a trade.” The Worldwide Leader says News Orleans and Charlotte are in “advanced discussions” about swapping centers. At least two “anonymous” sources back up the reports. Early word about this summer blockbuster seems promising, yet we’re not removing the question mark from the title of this post.

It’s not that we’re afraid. Ha! Whoever suggested that?! We would remove the question mark in a quick step if it wasn’t Tyson Chandler’s pesky big toe we’re talking about.

From The Times-Picayune:

The New Orleans Hornets are talking to the Charlotte Bobcats about a possible trade that includes Hornets center Tyson Chandler, according to league sources.

The deal calls for the Hornets to trade Chandler for Charlotte center Emeka Okafor.

Work the logistics out on this one for us because it doesn’t make sense for the Hornets. Oak and T-Chandler make similar bank for the next two years, but Okafor is locked in like a vice for four additional seasons. If the Chandler experiment doesn’t work in Charlotte, at least they’ll have an opportunity to start fresh in 2011.

There has to be something/someone else coming from the Charlotteans to sweeten this deal, right? The Hornets would be wise to measure this move carefully. Not only does it affect the team, long-term but, more importantly, it affects Chris Paul’s future as well.

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  • http://adfji.com Jukai

    Anyone who thinks Tyson is more valuable than Okafor is literally insane. This goes for the person who wrote this in the first place.

  • DollaChoppa

    People in here are acting like its some kind of amazing skill to dunk the basketball like chandler did in alley oops. All Chandler had to do was run to the basket and cp3 gave his perfectly placed balls. All he had to do was dunk. Emeka isnt going to slow the hornets down. 1) Because Im pretty sure, despite public perception, the Hornets are a slow paced team. 2) Tyson didnt play in half the games anyway so think of this trade as an upgrade over hilton armstrong (a homeless mans tyson chandler) and melvin ely.
    David West is better outside of the paint, shooting jump shots, so hopefully having emeka will give the hornets someone who can actually score in the paint because before it was only when cp3 drove in.

  • riggs

    whats an oka for?

  • Josh D

    This is a good move 4 the Hornets, Okafor is better than Chandler

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