DAY ELEVEN Off the Court: Chris Kaman - One day after being officially introduced to the New Orleans media for the first time, newly-acquired center Chris Kaman sat down with Hornets.com to discuss his background and provide more insight into some of his interests away from basketball. | READ MOREDAY NINE  Indeed, Gordon, Kaman and Aminu are each at very different stages of their NBA careers, sharing little in common other than the fact that they were Clippers teammates last season. For basketball fans who may not have stayed up late at night to watch the Clippers play games on the West Coast a year ago, here are more detailed descriptions of each new roster member. | READ MOREMORE NEWS: *Bob Licht: In The Lane - Player Interviews (Gordon, Kaman, Landry) *Not just another game for Memphis native White *Familiarity led Belinelli to stay in New Orleans DAY SEVEN  Give-and-Go: Jarrett Jack - This is the initial 2011-12 edition of “Give-and-Go,” a periodic Hornets.com feature with Hornets players. In this installment, New Orleans guard Jarrett Jack directly answers Twitter questions sent to www.twitter.com/Jim_Eichenhofer. We caught up with the seventh-year NBA veteran during Media Day in the New Orleans Arena. | READ MOREMORE NEWS: *AUDIO: Monty Williams *AUDIO: Jarrett Jack DAY SIX Hornets Acquire Gordon, Aminu, Kaman and First Round Pick - The Hornets announced that they have acquired forward Al-Farouq Aminu, guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman and Minnesota's 2012 unprotected first round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Chris Paul and two 2015 2nd round picks. | READ MOREMORE NEWS: *Hornets land Clippers trio, pick for Paul *AUDIO: 2011 Hornets Media Day - Monty Williams *PHOTO GALLERY: 2011 Hornets Media Day DAY FIVE  Williams reacts to West, Gray departures - On several occasions over the past 18 months, Hornets general manager Dell Demps and head coach Monty Williams have stated their desire for David West to retire with the team, allowing the franchise to add a third retired number to the New Orleans Arena rafters. On Sunday, it became official that the 6-foot-9 power forward would not be ending his NBA career in the Crescent City, when West signed a free-agent contract with the Indiana Pacers. | READ MOREMORE NEWS: *Marco Belinelli Accepts Qualifying Offer *Hornets Waive Patrick Ewing Jr. DAY FOUR  Belinelli Status for 2011-12 Remains TBD - If there weren’t already ample uncertainty swirling around the New Orleans Hornets’ roster just days before their Friday preseason opener, the team’s starting shooting guard for much of 2010-11 remains temporarily in limbo. Marco Belinelli is a restricted free agent, with the words “free agent” being the operative words. As such, he is not allowed to report to a training camp until he becomes official property of an NBA team – which is why Belinelli has not appeared in Westwego. | READ MOREDAY THREE Williams Tries to Keep Focus on Preparation for 2011-12 - Given the overwhelming – and under the circumstances, understandable – focus of the national and local media on Chris Paul’s status and future, it’s no surprise that New Orleans Hornets second-year head coach Monty Williams has been bombarded by questions on the subject. | Read MoreMORE NEWS: *AUDIO: Monty Williams *AUDIO: Quincy Pondexter *Pondexter: Summer focus was shooting, ballhandling DAY TWO  Although many of them are not familiar names to casual basketball fans, five of the nine players invited to New Orleans Hornets training camp are at least familiar to each other. When USA Basketball put together a team to participate in this October’s Pan American Games, they selected a squad consisting of a dozen D-League players. As it turns out, less than two months later, nearly half of that USA Basketball team - which earned a bronze medal - is now participating in the Hornets’ training camp. | READ MOREMORE NEWS: *AUDIO: Monty Williams *AUDIO: Trevor Ariza DAY ONE  Hornets GM Dell Demps addressed the media for about 10 minutes at a Friday press conference in the Alario Center. "First of all, I want to thank you guys for allowing us to try to do everything we can to put the best possible team (on the court) for the city of New Orleans. We've been in work-(and)-sleep-(only) mode, away from our families." | Read Full TranscriptMORE NEWS: *HORNETS ADD NINE PLAYERS TO TRAINING CAMP ROSTER *Jack: Stars ending deals face inevitable questions *AUDIO: Dell Demps Press Conference *AUDIO: Monty Williams *AUDIO: Emeka Okafor *AUDIO: Jarrett Jack |
