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Rick Bonnell: Hornets waive Matt Carroll. Best for all concerned. Hornets were saving $500K. If Matt had no role, why make him leave his family? Twitter @rick_bonnell

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that the team has waived guard Matt Carroll. The Hornets acquired Carroll on November 13 from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for forward Hakim Warrick. NBA.com

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

Marc Stein: Word is Hornets & Matt Carroll working on buyout after CHA dealt Carroll for Hakim Warrick. Possible free-agent shooter for Lakers' radar? Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

Hornets officials would not confirm or deny Thursday night if they are working out a buyout of Carroll's contract. Williams wouldn't elaborate on the specifics about the discussions, but the team said it intends to give an update on Carroll's status Friday morning. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

New Orleans Hornets point guard Matt Carroll, who was acquired in a trade from the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday in exchange for forward Hakim Warrick, still has not reported and is expected to miss Friday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. When asked about Carroll's status after Thursday’s practice, Hornets Coach Monty Williams said there have been discussions going on between Carroll’s agent and Hornets General Manager Dell Demps. Though Williams wouldn't elaborate on the specifics about the discussions, team officials said they intend to give an update on Carroll's status Friday. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

When asked about Carroll's status after Thursday’s practice, Hornets Coach Monty Williams said there have been discussions going on between Carroll’s agent and Hornets General Manager Dell Demps. Though Williams wouldn't elaborate on the specifics about the discussions, team officials said they intend to give an update on Carroll's status Friday. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

Carroll was obtained from the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday in exchange for forward Hakim Warrick, who had seen only a few minutes of action with the Hornets in the first five games of the season. "We can always use guys who can shoot," Williams said of Carroll, a career 38 percent 3-point shooter, "but I didn't feel good about having Hakim sitting like that. We don't feel like that's right when a guy does what he's supposed to do every day and not get a chance to play. "In a sense, we've made this trade in our detriment, losing a guy like Hakim who can play, but we also felt like it was owed to him to have an opportunity to play, especially in his final (contract) year." New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

Under NBA rules, Carroll, in his 10th season, has several days to report to the Hornets and take a physical. "Matt is a guy who's been around, but he hasn't played a lot in the last couple of years," Williams said. "We don't know. We'll figure it out as we go along. But we certainly wanted to help Hakim get in a situation where he could play more." New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Matt Carroll 

So Carroll had quite the unique and overwhelmingly valuable existence in Dallas for a player who scored 71 points over 262 minutes in 46 games in a season-and-a-half. Yet every time the name Matt Carroll comes up, it makes Mavs owner Mark Cuban bust out with a smile. “I do,” Cuban wrote in an email. “Because Matt is such a good guy. He makes the NBA better on the court and off.” NBA.com

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B.J. Evans: Breaking @bobcats News: Team has acquired forward Hakim Warrick @hdubb21 from New Orleans in exchange for Matt Carroll. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Hakim Warrick, Matt Carroll 

Marc Stein: Hearing of a trade in the works: Matt Carroll from Charlotte to New Orleans for Hakim Warrick. Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Charlotte Bobcats, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Hakim Warrick, Matt Carroll 

Gerald Henderson and Matt Carroll have been named captains of the Charlotte Bobcats this season. They’re among the longest-tenured players on the roster (technically, reserve center Gana Diop has the longest tenure). Also Henderson and Carroll were among the most committed players to the off-season workout program new coach Mike Dunlap has emphasized. Henderson appreciated that Dunlap consulted with him about this, rather than just announce captains. “He asked me if I wanted to be captain. He wanted me to take it on,’’ said Henderson, last season’s leading scorer at 15.1 points per game. “I don’t like just being called a captain. I wanted to earn it.’’ Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Gerald Henderson, Matt Carroll, Mike Dunlap 

Rick Bonnell: Biyombo, Mullins, Carroll and Higgins in gym. Dunlap coaching #Bobcats like it's mid-training camp already. Twitter

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Higgins and Cho didn't discuss who could be an amnesty candidate, but it's apparent shooting guard Matt Carroll, center Gana Diop or power forward Tyrus Thomas would be the options, based on their remaining salaries and performances this season. Using amnesty on Thomas would be the most extreme move, since they still owe him about $26 million guaranteed over the next three seasons. Charlotte Observer

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The lockout has already wiped out all games in November, vaporizing more than $700 million in revenue. Carroll said the players have done a good job of maintaining unity, but no two players have the same stake in what's important. "It's hard for a player who signed a five-year contract to feel the same as someone who's becoming a free agent this year,'' Carroll said. "It's hard to keep everybody waiting'' on a paycheck, "but we knew from Day 1 that the owners could hold out longer than the players.'' Charlotte Observer

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Carroll sounded stunned that three months into this lockout, the two sides could be so far apart. NBA Commissioner David Stern described the divide as a "gulf." "The last two weeks all we heard was they're meeting for seven hours and working all weekend," Carroll said. "Everybody had hope. Now that feels like false hope." Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Lockout, Matt Carroll 

Carroll and Thomas said part of the complication going forward is staying in shape, while avoiding injury, with no indication when training camps might start. They've both worked out with Accelerate Basketball, a training center in south Charlotte. "It's hard, because if you got hurt, the team could potentially terminate your contract," Carroll said of unsupervised training. "Two weeks ago I was training really hard, when I thought we were about to go to training camp." Carroll said he's been working out with various Bobcats or Charlotte-based NBA players, such as Gerald Henderson, Antawn Jamison and Stephen Curry. He's stopped speculating when this will end. "Nobody wants the NBA not to do well - it's our livelihood," Carroll concluded. "But it's got to be a fair deal for everyone." Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Lockout, Matt Carroll 

Matt Carroll: All the NBA arena employees, businesses and people who are being negatively affected by this #lockout, I'm sorry you have to deal with this! Twitter

Lockout, Matt Carroll 

Matt Carroll: I'm disappointed to say to all the fans but the 1st two weeks of our NBA season have been cancelled. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, CBA, Lockout, NBPA, Matt Carroll 

Shooting guard Matt Carroll serves as the Bobcats' player representative to the union. He said he's done everything he can to convey to his teammates this could be a long lockout, potentially canceling the 2011-12 season. The owners expect hundreds of millions in concessions from the players. "Obviously we know some things have to change. We're willing to accept something different and understand there's got to be some middle ground," said Carroll. "We have not received anything from the owners that they're budging from the initial proposal." Charlotte Observer

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