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Hornets' offseason a buzz kill

By J.A. Adande
ESPN.com

Friday, July 17, 2009

LAS VEGAS -- Everything that's new and improved about the New Orleans Hornets -- Chris Paul's added bulk and rookies Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton -- could be found in Cox Pavilion this week, and that's not a good thing. Watching the new guys is the best part of summer league, and it's great to see teams' established stars show up to check out their squads. But the big weapons in the NBA's arms race, whether marquee free agents or trade acquisitions, rarely drop by. The only topic to bri ...

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