Norris Cole Traded to New Orleans Pelicans in Three-Team Deal
Miami Heat point guard Norris Cole has been traded to the New Orleans Pelicans with Goran Dragic being the big name headed to Miami.
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Cole Traded to Pelicans
Thursday, Feb. 19
Cole has been shipped to New Orleans confirms the team's official website:
"The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has completed a three-team trade with the Miami HEAT and the Phoenix Suns, acquiring guard Norris Cole, forward Shawne Williams and center Justin Hamilton, as well as cash considerations, from the Miami HEAT. In exchange, forward John Salmons has been acquired by Phoenix, and guards Goran Dragic and Zoran Dragic have been acquired by Miami from Phoenix.
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Heat Looking to Trade Cole
Monday, Jan. 26
If the Miami Heat are looking to offload Norris Cole, they may have a trade partner in the Charlotte Hornets.
Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday that the Hornets are hoping to add another point guard after Kemba Walker's injury:
Walker could be looking at a lengthy layoff. Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer reported that the 24-year-old will have knee surgery on Wednesday. You can understand why Charlotte would want to strengthen its numbers.
Cole has appeared in 39 games this year. He's averaging 6.2 points on 38.6 percent shooting and 3.4 assists a game. His three-point shooting has really fallen off from where it was last year, dropping from 34.5 percent in 2013-14 to 23.9 percent in 2014-15.
Adding Cole wouldn't make the Hornets a demonstrably better basketball team, but he would provide some depth on the bench, and Miami's asking price is unlikely to be too high.
