Is it just me or was anyone else hoping Jerryd Bayless would end up on a team where he was the #1 point guard option to see what he really has to offer at the NBA level. It’s a nice move for the Hornets to get a back up for CP3 incase he gets injured again. Without Collison around to bail them out the Hornets needed a guy like Bayless…
The New Orleans Hornets have acquired point guard Jerryd Bayless(notes) from the Portland Trail Blazers for a conditional future first-round pick.
The deal Saturday gives Bayless a chance to back up All-Star Chris Paul(notes) and reunites him with new Hornets coach Monty Williams, an assistant in Portland the last two seasons.
Bayless was taken by Indiana with the No. 11 pick in the 2008 draft and traded to Portland in a draft-day trade. He made 11 starts last season, averaging 12.6 points, and has scored 6.8 points per game for his career.
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