New Favorites in the West?

After backstopping the Celtics to their 17th NBA championship, James Posey has left Boston for the New Orleans Hornets signing a four year 25million dollar deal. Posey declined the Celtics offer of the full mid-level exception to go to a team who know surely is one of the favorites in a very competitive Western Conference.

Posey was a huge piece to that Celtics championship defense last year and was a terrific spark off the bench, particularly in the playoffs. This past season was the second in the past three years that a Posey led team won the NBA championship (he was with the Miami Heat for the other).

The signing makes the New Orleans Hornets one of the favorites now in the Western Conference. Posey has already shown that he can slow down the likes of Lebron James and Kobe Bryant. Adding Posey to a team that already has Chris Paul and David West makes for a team that will be very tough to compete against night in and night out. They are now on the same level as the LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs.