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As for other 2008 draftees eligible for extension, sources say the most likely candidates to receive them are Kevin Love (Timberwolves), Ryan Anderson (Magic), Danilo Gallinari (Nuggets) and Nicolas Batum (Trail Blazers). Also possibilities are Roy Hibbert (Pacers), D.J. Augustin (Bobcats) and Jerryd Bayless (Raptors); and an interesting one will be Eric Gordon with the league-owned Hornets. Minnesota has offered Love, averaging 25.2 points and 14.5 rebounds, a four-year max deal worth $60 million. The hope is that Love will accept the four-year extension and allow small-market Minnesota to save the five-year extension for Ricky Rubio. CBSSports.com

Charlotte Bobcats, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Roy Hibbert, DJ Augustin, Jerryd Bayless, Kevin Love, Danilo Gallinari, Ryan Anderson, Nicolas Batum 

Paul Pierce, Kevin Love and Jason Kidd headline a group of NBA players who have committed to play two exhibition games in Mexico next month. The games will be hosted by Mexico native and Charlotte Bobcats forward Eduardo Najera. Organizers of the event said Tyson Chandler, Trevor Ariza, Marcus Camby, DeAndre Jordan, Corey Maggette, Jerryd Bayless and Ryan Hollins are among the other players who will participate in the games. Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash has also been invited to play. Yahoo! Sports

Paul Pierce, Corey Maggette, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Tyson Chandler, Jerryd Bayless, Trevor Ariza, Kevin Love, Ryan Hollins, Marcus Camby, Mexico, Eduardo Najera, DeAndre Jordan 

Dwane Casey on the core players in Toronto: “Andrea (Bargnani) is definitely a piece of the core that we have to utilize. He’s our star. DeMar Derozan is definitely an athletic part of our core, Jose Calderon, Jerryd Bayless, James Johnson is in that group, and Amir Johnson. You’ve got the core now. The part you may have to add is a veteran piece, a veteran defender or whatever along with our draft pick is something that I’m sure Bryan and the staff are going to look at, but the core pieces are there to build on to use as building blocks. Those guys are the guys were gonna push, cajole, put an arm around, or whatever it takes to get to that next level.” Sports Radio Interviews

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Amir Johnson, Jerryd Bayless, DeMar DeRozan, James Johnson, Andrea Bargnani 

Jerryd Bayless: I think toronto might be my favorite city that I've ever been to. Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Jerryd Bayless 

But they couldn’t get along, and Colangelo moved Jack to New Orleans last month. Very rarely are general managers so brutally frank about player relationships. We credit Colangelo for detailing why he wanted to trade the productive Jack — because he was the most marketable commodity. Calderon is a liability defensively and is a better 3- point shooter than 2-point shooter. “We came to the conclusion last year that one of either Jose or Jarrett had to go,’’ Colangelo said. “And I made that proclamation that I would trade one of the two, if not both. “We went into training camp with the notion that maybe it was going to work and maybe it would play out to be a favorable situation, and if you look at the whole premise of why we got Jarrett Jack, we needed arguably a better backup point guard. We needed a player that would complement the rest of the team, which we got [in Jerryd Bayless].’’ Boston Globe

Toronto Raptors, Trade, Bryan Colangelo, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless 

Calderon attempted to set the record straight after Tuesday’s practice, telling a massive media throng that there was never any animosity between the two, just the natural competitiveness of two professionals battling for a starting role. “There’s nothing there, we worked together here, no problems at all,” Calderon said. “It’s like being with Jerryd (Bayless) now, (we’re) going to compete for minutes, that’s all.” Toronto Sun

Toronto Raptors, Jose Manuel Calderon, Jerryd Bayless 

Holly MacKenzie: Jerryd (Bayless) says sports were never big in his family. His dad is a forensic psychologist. His mother a counselor/teacher at a community college. Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Jerryd Bayless 

Holly MacKenzie: "Peja is the best shooter I've ever seen in my life. He's an automatic assist. That's what we called him with the Hornets." - Jerryd Bayless Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Peja Stojakovic, Jerryd Bayless 

Eric Smith: For those asking, as reported already, Stojakovic and Bayless won't be with the team til Wednesday Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Peja Stojakovic, Jerryd Bayless 

Demps on Saturday acquired point guard Jarrett Jack, center David Andersen and combo guard Marcus Banks from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for forward Peja Stojakovic and backup guard Jerryd Bayless, whom the Hornets had obtained from Portland five days before the start of the regular season. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Peja Stojakovic, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless, David Andersen 

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Bosh exception was $14.5 million, not $15.5M. Take away Bayless' $2.29M for $12.2M exception still available to Raptors. Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Peja Stojakovic, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless, David Andersen 

Jerryd Bayless: Last tweet of the night... I can not wait to wear a headband just because i havent been allowed to since grade school!! Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Trade, Jerryd Bayless 

Marc Stein: No chemistry concerns for red-Hornets because A) I'm told Bayless was not fitting in so hot and B) Jarrett Jack, as stated, beloved by CP3 Twitter

New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Peja Stojakovic, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless 

The Hornets will trade Peja Stojakovic along with Bayless to Toronto for Jarrett Jack, David Andersen and Marcus Banks. Sport24.gr

New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Peja Stojakovic, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless, David Andersen, Marcus Banks 

The New Orleans Hornets and Toronto Raptors are in serious discussions on a five-player trade that would send Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless to the Raptors for Jarrett Jack, David Andersen and Marcus Banks, a source told ESPN.com Saturday. ESPN.com

New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Trade, Peja Stojakovic, Jarrett Jack, Jerryd Bayless, David Andersen 

Yet as Professor Hollinger explained over the weekend when the Blazers dealt Jerryd Bayless to New Orleans, Fernandez is one of the many trade assets Portland has hoarded in hopes of making a big, Melo-sized score. Not hard to imagine them keeping Fernandez until a blockbuster materializes. ESPN.com

New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Trade, Jerryd Bayless 

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have picked up the option for the 2011-12 season for guard Jerryd Bayless. Bayless (6-3, 204) is in his third NBA season after being drafted in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft. NBA.com

New Orleans Hornets, Jerryd Bayless 

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have picked up the option for the 2011-12 season for guard Jerryd Bayless. Bayless (6-3, 204) is in his third NBA season after being drafted in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft. The University of Arizona product averaged 8.5 points, 2.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 17.6 minutes of play over 74 games (11 starts) last season for the Portland Trail Blazers. In those 11 games as a starter, Bayless averaged 12.6 points, 3.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 24.4 minutes of action. NewOrleans.com

New Orleans Hornets, Jerryd Bayless 

The Trail Blazers on Saturday traded backup point guard Jerryd Bayless to New Orleans for a future first-round draft pick, marking the first significant move by new general manager Rich Cho. It is the type of move Cho championed when he was hired in July: It helps the Blazers financially (owner Paul Allen saves $4.6 million), gives them future trade flexibility (the Blazers receive a $2.3 million trade exception) and gives them a potentially valuable asset (first-round pick) that could be parlayed into a larger deal down the road. "It's a good situation for Jerryd and a good situation for us," Cho said. Oregonian

New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Jerryd Bayless, Rich Cho 

"Jerryd is not a true point guard," Cho said. "And at two guard on this team, he's stuck, probably as the fourth guy." Oregonian

New Orleans Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, Jerryd Bayless, Rich Cho