Hornets coach Byron Scott said Saturday he would welcome the return of guard Devin Brown next season. Brown was signed as a free agent in midseason and has served as the team's starting shooting guard since Jan. 31, averaging 11.1 points and 4.2 rebounds this season.
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"We would like to re-sign Devin, definitely,” Scott said. "He's impressed me on and off the court. He's impressed me with the way he gets along with the other guys. Camaraderie is always something that I think is big. His character is great.
"All those things come into play. I still think he's relatively young (so) he can definitely continue to get better as a basketball player, and a lot of it is because of what he was able to do here. So would we like to resign him? Of course we would.”
•Jackson back: Guard Bobby Jackson returned to the lineup Saturday after missing the previous five games because of a strained right Achilles.
Jackson, the team's sixth man, returned to his normal role, checking into the game for the first time with just less than six minutes remaining in the first quarter. Scott said he would continue to play Jackson in his customary role and doesn't think he'll have to ease him back into the rotation.
•Paul's fingers in bad shape: Chris Paul is now playing with three of five fingers on his left hand heavily taped after spraining his left pinky Wednesday at San Antonio. Paul was already recovering from a sprained left thumb.
Paul said before Saturday's game that he feels pain in the fingers but is blocking it out. He did, however, have to remove the bandages that joined his pinky and ring finger early in the second half.
"It's uncomfortable, but it's the only way you can play,” Paul said. "I guess because (I'm) a guard, people are trying to steal (the ball) and I'm trying to steal it.
"I didn't think I would be able to play the rest of the San Antonio game when I hurt it in the third (quarter), but it didn't become unbearable until after the game.”
•Reed honored: Hornets vice president of basketball operations Willis Reed was honored at halftime of Saturday night's game. Reed, a Hall of Famer and two-time NBA champion with the Knicks, has said he'll retire at season's end.
"I said I didn't want them to do anything, but I've been overruled,” Reed said before the game.
By Darnell Mayberry
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