Trade: Hornets, Raptors Agree to Five-Player Deal

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Mission "Retain CP3" continued for the New Orleans Hornets today, as a league source confirmed to FanHouse that they agreed to a five-player trade with Toronto that will net them backup point guard/lifelong friend of Chris Paul, Jarrett Jack (right).

The deal, which has yet to be finalized, will send Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless to the Raptors, with Jack, guard Marcus Banks and forward David Anderson heading for the Bayou. Because Bayless was recently acquired by New Orleans and can't be moved with other players until Dec. 24, the teams, according to the source, will be trading Bayless for Anderson and Stojakovic for Jack and Banks. And while Stojakovic is certainly the bigger name in the deal, Jack's skill set combined with his relationship with Paul shouldn't be discounted (nor should the financial factors, but more on that later).

 

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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/20/mission-retain-cp3-continues-for-new-orleans-via-five-player-d/

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