Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
The New Orleans Hornets and power forward Carl Landry have agreed to a one-year, $9 million deal.
With the NBA intent on maintaining as much financial flexibility as possible before selling the Hornets, Landry was offered a bigger number on a one-year basis and took it.
Landry’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told The Associated Press that Landry agreed to only a one-year deal because of Hornets “uncertain ownership situation.”
Landry was eager to keep playing for Hornets coach Monty Williams after a successful stint last season after arriving in New Orleans in a trade-deadline deal with Sacramento, sources said.
Landry also spoke seriously with teams such as New Jersey and Portland, but wanted to stay in New Orleans if possible, sources said.
Bartelstein told AP that Landry likes working with Williams and that general manager Dell Demps did “a great job” of recruiting his client for another year in New Orleans.
The 6-9 power forward averaged 11.9 points and 4.6 rebounds last season with the Kings and Hornets. He replaced David West as New Orleans’ primary power forward late last season when West suffered a season-ending knee injury.
WRITTEN BY Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report & FULL STORY HERE
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