WIth CP3 on his way out, the Hornets need to move David West since he could opt out and likely will since he could make more money and go to a better team. The problem for the Hornets, however, is that there isn't much of a market for a PF who could leave at the end of the season. Most teams seem set at the power forward spot. New York could put him alongside Amar'e but they already promised STAT that he could play power forward and wouldn't have to play most minutes at center.

The two best options seem like a straight salary dump, like West for Andre Iguodala or West for Beasley/Ramon Sessions. Sadly, I don't think either of those deals really work. As much as I love throwing fake deals out there, I feel like David West, if he's not worked into the CP3 deal might have to wait until the midseason trade deadline before being shipped out. Although, if the Hornets were serious about wanting to win, they'd probably look to keep west and move Darren Collison and/or Marcus Thornton out in a deal with Peja Stojakovic's expiring deal for a legit player like Danny Granger. I just don't see George Shinn agreeing to spending that kind of money.