Hornets Daily News

Inside Hoops Tue, 06/14/2011 5:19 PM

Kings extend qualifying offer to Marcus Thornton

The Sacramento Kings today extended a qualifying offer to Marcus Thornton, making him a restricted free agent, according to Kings President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie. Thornton, a two-year NBA veteran, averaged 21.3 points (.450 FGs, .361 Read more...

New Orleans Hornets Daily News

Bleacher Report Mon, 02/28/2011 11:55 AM

Straight Swap: Why Carl Landry for Marcus Thornton Helps the New Orleans Hornets

It may be the quietest, least-discussed deal of last week’s tidal wave of trades, for a several reasons, the New Orleans Hornets’ acquisition of power forward Carl Landry from the Sacramento Kings deserves some attention. Let’s start Read more...

New Orleans Hornets Daily News

Yahoo NBA Thu, 02/24/2011 4:05 AM

Hornets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Hornets strengthened their frontcourt for the short term and bought potential insurance for the future when they acquired forward Carl Landry in a trade with the Kings on Wednesday. They gave up second-year shooting guard Marcus Thornton and cash Read more...

USA Today Wed, 02/23/2011 1:22 PM

AP: Hornets acquire Landry from Kings for Thornton

The Hornets and Kings have verbally agreed to a trade sending forward Carl Landry to New Orleans in exchange for shooting guard Marcus Thornton ... Read more...