Julian Wright could see more minutes with the Hornets in the wake of the Rasual Butler trade.

However, he admitted that he was skeptical of the deal at first.

"We just traded away a starter for a second-round draft choice," Wright told the Times-Picayune.

Soon after he realized that the deal might allow him more time on the court.

"When I got deeper into it, the next thing to think about was that more minutes would open up at the wing, and that it was an opportunity," said Wright. "It would be in my best interest to continue to work hard and maybe gain some of those minutes that Rasual averaged last year.

"So that's what I looked at. It's a business. This team, the front office is trying to re-mold this team into a way that we can compete this year. Every year it changes, even it's the same 14 in the locker room. It's a new year. That's what I thought about, and just trying to look forward to trying to take more of a responsibility and fill a void."