On Thursday, the Hornets signed veteran forward/center Melvin Ely to a two-year contract to improve their frontcourt, which includes inexperienced second-year players Hilton Armstrong and Cedric Simmons. Financial terms were not released.

"I think those two guys (Armstrong and Simmons) are going to develop, and they both are going to continue to get better," Scott said Thursday.

"Obviously, Melvin has proven that he can play in this league. The thing we want to do is get the best available players to make us a better basketball team. Does it mean somebody is not going to play a lot? Probably so. That's what competition is all about."

Via The Times Picayune

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