SLAM DUNKS. . .

By winning the lottery and putting themselves in line to get Anthony Davis with the No. 1 pick, the Hornets might be able to retain Eric Gordon, who was the key to the Chris Paul trade and is a restricted free agent. Gordon will be heavily pursued in free agency, but the Hornets intend to build around their shooting guard and the Kentucky one-year wonder. . . . The Nets really gave up the No. 6 pick in this year’s draft as part of the Gerald Wallace deal? Not only did they do that, but they fully expect to see Wallace opt out of the final season of his deal, at almost $10 million, and then giving him a new three-year, $24 million deal that will take him through his 14th season. “After the Hornets, the next biggest winner on lottery night was Gerald Wallace,” said one team exec.

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If the fix was in on lottery night, then would Michael Jordan be looking at a decision between Kansas’ Thomas Robinson and Kentucky’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with the No. 2 pick? Of course not. After suffering through the worst season in NBA history and then losing out on a chance to get a potential franchise player in Davis, the Bobcats probably will take Kidd-Gilchrist, a high-energy player who never takes a possession off, but a player who needs lots of work on his shooting. Ex-Lakers assistant Brian Shaw, now with the Pacers, is the favorite to get the team’s head coaching job.