The Hornets have traded 25-year old SG/PG Bobby Brown to the Clippers for a conditional 2nd round pick. Brown played in 22 games (0 starts) for the Hornets this season and he averaged 14.9 minutes, 6.6 points, 0.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game on 39.5% shooting from the floor. The Hornets have enough depth at guard to pick up for not having Brown and this trade likely gets them under the luxury tax.

The Hornets have traded 31-year old shooting guard Devin Brown to the Bulls for 25-year old center Aaron Gray. Brown played in 39 games (37 starts) for the Hornets this season and he averaged 24.8 minutes, 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game on 39.4% shooting from the floor. Rookie Marcus Thornton will replace Brown in the starting line-up. Thornton has played in 37 games (0 starts) this season for the Hornets and he is averaging 18.6 minutes, 9.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game on 42.4% shooting from the floor. Aaron Gray will serve as Emeka Okafor’s back-up center. He played in only 8 games (0 starts) for the Bulls this season and he was averaging 6.3 minutes, 2.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Gray was only shooting 38.1% from the floor and 28.6% from the free throw line this year. He has now played in 215 games (19 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 11.0 minutes, 3.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Gray has made 49% of his shots from the floor in his career and 55.8% of his free throws.

The Hornets have traded 25-year old center Hilton Armstrong and cash to the Kings for a conditional second round pick. Armstrong played in 18 games (0 starts) this year for the Hornets and he averaged 13.3 minutes, 2.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He finishes his career with the Hornets having played in 209 games (37 starts) in which he averaged 12.9 minutes, 3.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. This trade was made to save the Hornets from paying the luxury tax and little else.

The Hornets have fired head coach Byron Scott. Scott was just not getting the job done for the Hornets this season who were off to a very disappointing 3-6 start to the year. Scott coached parts of six years for the Hornets compiling a regular season record of 203-216 (48.4%) and he was 8-9 (47.1%) in the post season with the Hornets. The Hornets will replace Scott with general manager Jeff Bower who has never been a head coach in the NBA. He will lean heavily on Tim Floyd who will be his top assistant. This will be interesting to watch as the Hornets have a very talented roster.

28-year old seven foot center Earl Barron will be in training camp with the New Orleans Hornets trying to win a spot on the roster. He played played in the NBA in 2007-08 with the Miami Heat. Barron has played in 82 games (15 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 13.9 minutes, 4.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He should have a good chance of making the Hornets’ roster.

UPDATE: Earl Barron has been released by the Hornets.