Ben Gordon traded to Charlotte

[Dpantherman]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA

Detroit has traded Ben Gordon and a protected future first-round pick to Charlotte for Corey Maggette, league sources tell Y! Sports.

The deal sends Detroit's 2013 first-round pick to Charlotte with lottery protection, sources tell Y!

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Praise GOD!!!

[Murph]

Well, there is our outside shooting we have been needing. I like this trade even if Gordon has two years left on his contract.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Finally a good move, he will probably play out this year and use his player option to get the hell out after this year.

Plus we get a future first rounder.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

By the way, I think this means we are drafting Harrison Barnes.

[GotSwag?]

Awesome trade..Protected 1st round pick as well. Sure, Maggette was going to be a FA and we were going to open up 10-11 million in cap space, but Gordons deal is just through next season - in which is where I see us being aggressive in FA - and Gordon is younger and a shooter we desperately need.

[Guest herpes]

Henderson to the bench as 6th man & frees up the SF position for Barnes. Awesome deal.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

So we could potentially have 3 first round picks next year or none. Lol

[GotSwag?]

Finally a good move, he will probably play out this year and use his player option to get the hell out after this year.

Plus we get a future first rounder.

Yeah he might be gone after this season, but we gain a 1st rounder for the future, and if we show enough improvement, he'd be a great guy to have off the bench when we try to contend again.

Cho is the man. And yes, I agree that we are drafting barnes.

[Dpantherman]

This was a good fuging trade. Cho at work, at the very worst, we gave up Maggette for a first rounder.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Henderson to the bench as 6th man & frees up the SF position for Barnes. Awesome deal.

I think Gordon will be the sixth man.

If I'm not mistaking, he didn't start for Detroit.

[Guest herpes]

Walker

Gordon

Barnes

Biyombo

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Henderson

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...that's a very good young core to build around. Still be in the lottery, saving our 1st next year, but will at least be a competitive group.

[Murph]

I still say we draft T-Rob.

[Guest herpes]

I think Gordon will be the sixth man.

If I'm not mistaking, he didn't start for Detroit.

IMO though Henderson is better off the bench. Also, you have to factor in that our other starters will likely all be rookies/2nd year players. Gordon can be a veteran presence.