David West has let it be known that the Hornets need to get fellow all-star teammate Chris Paul and himself some serious help this off-season. However, with the Hornets being so close to the luxury tax threshold, can the Hornets afford to spend to improve their roster? There have been reports of rumors floating around suggesting that the Hornets may consider moving a guy like West to avoid the luxury tax (although the Hornets have declined such rumors). Although winning 49 games is nothing to be ashamed of, it was a step back compared to their 2007-08 season and they had higher expectations than finishing with the 7th seed in the Western Conference.

Entering the draft, the Hornets will be with the 21st overall pick where one would assume they’ll look to go big. They already have attepted to ship out Tyson Chandler and it’s hard to believe that their opinion on him has changed. A young big man to develop over the next couple of seasons just might be what the doctor has ordered and even if Chandler does return to form of being the player he was a couple of seasons ago, the Hornets will now have another big body in the post, whom they can reply upon to add some offense and get guys like West and Chandler a bit of rest during games.

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