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Royce Young: Dell Demps' statement regarding trade does not mention Rashard Lewis. Not once. Twitter

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Hornets General Manager Dell Demps said Tuesday he hasn’t received any offers warranting serious consideration for the team’s second draft pick, the 10th overall, and he’s moving forward with plans to keep the selection. “With this draft class, I really like the 10th position,’’ Demps said. “We’re going to look at the best available player, and I think we can get any position. I think we’re going to get a good player in here.’’ New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Dell Demps 

“Right now we’re looking at guys we can draft with the 10th pick,’’ Demps said. “If someone is going to make us a deal to make the organization better, we definitely will take a look at it. But as of today right now nothing has happened. We plan on using the 10th pick.’’ New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Dell Demps 

New Orleans Hornets General Manager Dell Demps said they are going to explore all their options regarding their 10th overall pick in the June 28 NBA draft. And he didn't rule out the possiblity they could consider trading the pick. ``Yes, we will if it makes sense,'' Demps said. ``There’s been some teams that have put young guys around a top pick. Some of the other teams have put veterans around the pick. Some have been successful both ways. I think we’re just going to look at what is going to be the best for our situation.'' New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Trade, Dell Demps 

Alex Kennedy: Anthony Davis will go first overall, but Dell Demps wouldn't commit just yet. He said the team will hold workouts and then make a decision. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Dell Demps, Anthony Davis 

Alex Kennedy: Hornets GM Dell Demps was in the room when the ping-pong balls were picked so he knew his team won the lottery an hour before everyone else. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Dell Demps 

With two lottery selections in the June 28 NBA Draft, New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps and Coach Monty Williams will try to be the good luck charms the team needs to secure the highest possible pick by winning next Wednesday's NBA Lottery in New York. The Hornets possess their own lottery pick, acquired thanks to a 21-45 regular season record, as well as the one belonging to the Minnesota Timberwolves, acquired in the trade that sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Trade, Monty Williams, Dell Demps 

One deal they need to make shortly after taking over is to retain President Hugh Weber. His presence is critical for the operation to succeed. Word is Benson’s management team is enamored with General Manager Dell Demps and Coach Monty Williams, and rightly so. Both are quality men and talented leaders who have the Hornets on the right track on the court. They deserve a chance to complete the rebuilding project they started a year ago. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Monty Williams, Dell Demps 

Tom Benson’s purchase of the Hornets on Friday brought stability to the team’s future in New Orleans. It also has brought steadiness to the bench and front office. According to a league source, Benson plans to keep Monty Williams as coach and Dell Demps as general manager, both of whom were hired in 2010. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Coaching, Monty Williams, Dell Demps, Tom Benson 

Williams, who has yet to meet with his new boss, said the settlement of the ownership issue brings ease to a franchise that seemed to be teetering since the NBA took the unprecedented step of purchasing it from George Shinn and Gary Chouest in December 2010. “I think when you have somebody like Mr. Benson, I think it makes it a ton easier because you have stability and you have foundation and you have a bit of an umbrella that comforts you from some of the storms when you don’t have an owner,’’ Williams said. “So I think it can only be good for me as a coach, our players and especially our city, and that fans can totally commit to our city.’’ New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Coaching, Monty Williams, Dell Demps, Tom Benson 

Ric Bucher: I don't know if Dell Demps remains as Hornets GM. I do know he has a better shot at it than if Mike Dunleavy's group had got the team. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Mike Dunleavy, Dell Demps 

Draft picks, young talent and cap space are the magic trio when it comes to rebuilding in the NBA. But the sale of the Hornets may mean that Demps—and possibly Williams—won’t be around to see the job through. “It’s almost like doing the hard part,” the source said. “Then having someone else get to do the fun part.” Sporting News

New Orleans Hornets, Monty Williams, Mike Dunleavy, David Stern, Dell Demps, Gary Chouest 

Chris Tomasson: New Orleans general manager Dell Demps had no comment when I asked him what might now happen with Chris Kaman (buyout?). Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Dell Demps, Chris Kaman 

John Reid: Hornets General Manager Dell Demps continues to be in negotiations with Eric Gordon's agent, Rob Pelinka, for an extension to be completed. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Dell Demps, Eric Gordon 

But -- maybe for different reasons -- Olshey and Demps persevered. And the Clippers not only wound up with Paul, but with Caron Butler and Chauncey Billups to go with DeAndre Jordan and Mo Williams and, of course, Bad Blake. "What I learned about Dell is he's no pushover," Olshey said Saturday night. "He's a pretty creative thinker. He had all kinds of deals going ... if you're going to go do a deal with him, make sure you know what it is you're exactly after. Because he's going to do it all the way through." NBA.com

Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Paul, Dell Demps, Neil Oshley 

"The one positive in all of this is it's not like it's your father's Oldsmobile," Olshey said. "It's not like it's three years ago and we were hijacking a guy to a 19-win team. If we were the team from a year ago, I might have given in. But you can't tell me, coming in to play with the roster we have, and being a starter, and Chauncey can now play the ball more with the ball out of his hands, we might extend his career two or three years. It was not comfortable, sitting with Chauncey. It was not a comfortable thing. Moving Eric Gordon, our second best player, the confidence we could move him to get Chris had a lot to do with Chauncey being here." NBA.com

Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Paul, Dell Demps, Neil Oshley 

A source told ESPNLA.com that when Stern told reporters on a conference call that Hornets general manager Dell Demps never believed the trade to be finalized, Stern was telling "a flat-out lie." ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Paul, David Stern, Dell Demps 

Although David Stern was criticized for blocking two earlier trades for Chris Paul before approving last week’s deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, Hornets forward Carl Landry didn’t have a problem with the NBA commissioner’s actions. Landry said Stern’s decision was in the best interests of the Hornets, who have been owned by the NBA since last year. “He did what he thought was best for the team, so we’ve got a good team,” said Landry, who re-signed with the Hornets shortly after the trade was completed. “We got good pieces. (General Manager) Dell Demps and the front office did a good job and David of putting a good team together.” New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Paul, David Stern, Dell Demps, Carl Landry 

NBA commissioner David Stern, through a spokesman, declined on Sunday to comment about the assertion that Stern did not tell the truth in describing the events prior to his decision to disallow the three-team trade involving the Rockets, Lakers and Hornets. Stern, speaking on a media conference call last week, had said he had only been "generally informed about the discussions with teams" before he was presented with the proposed trade and that New Orleans general manager Dell Demps never thought the deal was complete. Houston Chronicle

Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Paul, David Stern, Dell Demps 

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have re-signed forward Carl Landry. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released. “Carl was a huge part of our success in making the playoffs last season and we couldn’t be more excited to have him back,” said Hornets GM Dell Demps. “Carl is a high character person that adds a scoring punch to our front court. We look forward to him being a huge part of our organization both on and off the court." NBA.com

New Orleans Hornets, Dell Demps, Carl Landry