OT: Pargo Back to the Hornets

[ToddMacCulloch11]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2960066</p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NEW ORLEANS -- Free agent <font color="#000000">Jannero Pargo</font> has agreed to a two-year contract with <font color="#000000">New Orleans Hornets</font> that will allow the Hornets to continue to use the five-year veteran as one of their top backup guards.</p>

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Pargo's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Friday the deal is worth nearly $4 million with a player option in the second year.</p></div>

Hornets officials did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment about Pargo's new contract.</p>

Pargo averaged 9.2 points and 2.5 assists in the 2006-07 season, then opted out of his two-year contract in June to become an unrestricted free agent. He was hoping for a four-year deal worth more than the $1.08 million he made last season. He ended up with only half as long a contract, but did get the raise he was looking for.</div></p>

And another option signs elsewhere. Don't know how serious anything was, but I know there had been mention of him.</p>

 

[ZAE]

Maybe he was waiting to see what the Nets were going to do and when he found out we went with Hite he signed with the Hornets?

 

[Denny Crane]

He got to start for New Orleans a lot of games.</p>

I think that'd be an incentive to return.</p>

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[JCB]

I'm perfectly fine with Hite. No biggie.

 

[Real]

Brevin Knight is better anyway. Too bad the Nets won't pursue him. He'll probably end up signing with the Clippers.

 

[CelticKing]

I thought he signed already. (knight)

 

[ly_yng]

2 mil is too much for a 2nd backup point guard.</p>

Too bad though, he looked like an interesting player. </p>

 

[GMJ]

I really can't see Brevin signing for 1 million and change a year (our MLE thats left after Magloire's 4), so I think thats an unrealistic option.

 

[pegs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JCB)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'm perfectly fine with Hite. No biggie.</div>same here. i'm actually pretty excited about hite.