<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The question: What will it take to keep unrestricted free agent point guard Speedy Claxton in a Hornets uniform next season? The answer: "Just a good, solid deal," Claxton said. With the free agency period starting Saturday, the Hornets will officially be able to begin negotiating with Claxton on a long-term contract. The Hornets have repeatedly identified Claxton's re-signing as their No. 1 off-season priority. And Claxton, the team's top reserve and third leading scorer last season, said it's just a matter of how much the Hornets want him back. "Oh definitely, the ball is in their court right now," he said. "If they want to keep me here, they'll keep me here, because I want to be here."</div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Before Claxton agreed to join the Hawks, however, he turned down what he considered a low-ball offer from the Hornets, who presented him with a three-year, $17 million offer. It?s the same deal for which newcomer Bobby Jackson will sign on July 12. ?I feel I did so much for them last year that they should have offered me more,? Claxton said from his home in New York. I guess they didn?t see it that same way.? Claxton called the offer a ?slap in the face,? especially after Hornets general manager Jeff Bower and coach Byron Scott deemed re-signing him the team?s No. 1 priority throughout the season. </div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting I-Miss-MJ:</div><div class="quote_post">Is Speedy his real name?</div> I`m pretty sure his real name is Greg actually.
