The New Orleans Hornets trade Devin Brown to the Bulls

The Hornets have traded 31-year old shooting guard Devin Brown to the Bulls for 25-year old center Aaron Gray. Brown played in 39 games (37 starts) for the Hornets this season and he averaged 24.8 minutes, 9.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game on 39.4% shooting from the floor. Rookie Marcus Thornton will replace Brown in the starting line-up. Thornton has played in 37 games (0 starts) this season for the Hornets and he is averaging 18.6 minutes, 9.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game on 42.4% shooting from the floor. Aaron Gray will serve as Emeka Okafor’s back-up center. He played in only 8 games (0 starts) for the Bulls this season and he was averaging 6.3 minutes, 2.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Gray was only shooting 38.1% from the floor and 28.6% from the free throw line this year. He has now played in 215 games (19 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 11.0 minutes, 3.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game...