Updated: December 11, 2008, 4:06 PM ET
Hollinger's Insider Gems: Dec. 11, 2008
John Hollinger gives us five observations for Thursday.
Five more thoughts from around the league:
1. New Orleans has to be feeling like it got something for nothing. Wednesday's trade of Mike James for Antonio Daniels went under the radar, given the bigger deal made by Phoenix, but it's really going to help the Hornets. Backup point guard had been an open sore for them all season, and in one swoop, they addressed it with a productive veteran who might benefit from the reduced minutes he'll have to play in New Orleans.
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